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More copies of this ISBN:This title in other formats:Breakable Youby Brian Morton
Synopses & ReviewsPublisher Comments:Adam Weller is a middle-aged novelist, past his prime, but squiring around a much younger woman and still longing for greater fame and glory. His former wife, Eleanor, is unhappily playing the role of the overweight, discarded woman. Their fragile, perennial-student daughter, Maud, has just begun a frankly sexual affair with Samir, an Arab American. Into these lives the past intrudes in a way that will test them to their cores. Adam receives an appeal from the widow of his literary mentor and rival when she finds a manuscript that may be a lost masterpiece. Eleanor is suddenly contacted by Patrick, her first love, whom she abandoned for the larger, brighter life Adam seemed to promise. And Maud discovers that Samir is still in mourning for his young daughter, whose death remains the central fact of his existence. By the novel’s end, all of these characters will be forced to stare at the truth of their lives and make choices that will define their essential natures. With perfect pitch and rare empathy, Brian Morton brilliantly portrays both the life of the mind and the dictates of the heart. Synopsis:Adam Weller is a moderately successful novelist, past his prime, but squiring around a much younger woman and still longing for greater fame and glory. His former wife, Eleanor, is unhappily playing the role of the overweight, discarded woman. Their daughter Maud has just begun a frankly sexual affair that unexpectedly becomes life-changing. Into each of these lives the past intrudes in a way that will test them to their core. With perfect pitch and a rare empathy, Brian Morton is equally adept at portraying the life of the mind and how it plays out in the world, brilliantly tracing the border between honor and violation. Here Morton tells his strongest story yet--a story about love, friendship, literary treachery, and what each of us owes to the past. About the AuthorBRIAN MORTON is the author of three previous novels, including Starting Out in the Evening, which won the Koret Jewish Book Award, and A Window Across the River, which was a Today Book Club selection. He teaches at Sarah Lawrence College and New York University and lives in New York. What Our Readers Are SayingBe the first to add a comment for a chance to win!Product Details
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