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[My new book] starts in 1960 with a woman named Lois Rabinowitz, who was evicted from Manhattan traffic court for attempting to pay a parking ticket while wearing slacks. This was... Continue »
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Love in the Ruins

by Walker Percy

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ISBN13: 9780312243111
ISBN10: 0312243111
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Dr. Tom More has created a stethoscope of the human spirit. With it, he embarks on an unforgettable odyssey to cure mankind's spiritual flu. This novel confronts both the value of life and its susceptibility to chance and ruin.

Review:

"A great adventure...So outrageous and so real, one is left speechless."--Chicago Sun Times

"Immensely readable, vividly entertaining."--Los Angeles Times

"Brilliant and hilarious . . . some of the most fascinating characters you'll ever encounter."--Dallas Morning News

"One of the major novels of our time."--Milwaukee Journal

Synopsis:

Dr. Tom More has created a stethoscope of the human spirit. With it, he embarks on an unforgettable odyssey to cure mankind's spiritual flu.
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Walker Percy is the author of over ten books, many of which were bestsellers, and he is regarded as one of the greatest American novelists of our time.

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ISBN:
9780312243111
Author:
Percy, Walker
Author:
Percy
Publisher:
Picador USA
Location:
New York :
Subject:
Literary
Subject:
Classics
Subject:
Spiritual life
Subject:
American fiction (fictional works by one author)
Subject:
Science fiction
Subject:
American fiction (fictional works by one auth
Edition Description:
Trade Paper
Series Volume:
105-207
Publication Date:
September 1999
Binding:
Paperback
Grade Level:
General/trade
Language:
English
Pages:
416
Dimensions:
5.50 x 8.25 in
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