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Three Junes

by Julia Glass

Average based on 9 comments. Synopses & Reviews Read an Excerpt Reading Group Guide Author Q&A Read an exclusive essay by Julia Glass Read the INK Q&A with Julia Glass Customer Comments (9) ISBN13: 9780385721424 ISBN10: 0385721420 Condition: Standard All Product Details Only 2 left in stock at $1.50!

 

Awards

Winner of the 2002 National Book Award for Fiction
A New York Times Notable Book for 2002

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Synopses & Reviews

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An astonishing first novel that traces the lives of a Scottish family over a decade as they confront the joys and longings, fulfillments and betrayals of love in all its guises.

In June of 1989 Paul McLeod, a newspaper publisher and recent widower, travels to Greece, where he falls for a young American artist and reflects on the complicated truth about his marriage....Six years later, again in June, Paul's death draws his three grown sons and their families back to their ancestral home. Fenno, the eldest, a wry, introspective gay man, narrates the events of this unforeseen reunion. Far from his straitlaced expatriate life as a bookseller in Greenwich Village, Fenno is stunned by a series of revelations that threaten his carefully crafted defenses....Four years farther on, in yet another June, a chance meeting on the Long Island shore brings Fenno together with Fern Olitsky, the artist who once captivated his father. Now pregnant, Fern must weigh her guilt about the past against her wishes for the future and decide what family means to her. In prose rich with compassion and wit, Three Junes paints a haunting portrait of love's redemptive powers.

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"Sophisticated . . . Engrossing . . . Catches the surprising twists and turns in family relationships, amid love, loss, hope and regret." Seattle Post-Intelligencer

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"Readers may be reminded of Evelyn Waugh and, especially, Angus Wilson by the rich characterizations and narrative sweep that grace this fine debut....Glass makes it all work, though the parts are not uniformly credible or compelling. Nevertheless, a rather formidable debut." Kirkus Reviews

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"The artful construction of this seductive novel and the mature, compassionate wisdom permeating it would be impressive for a seasoned writer, but it's all the more remarkable in a debut....In this dazzling portrait of family life, Glass establishes her literary credentials with ingenuity and panache." Publishers Weekly

Review:

"Fiercely realized. . .luxuriant in its emotional comprehension and the idea, or promise, that anything might happen." Boston Globe

Review:

"Many undercurrents and emotions run through this mesmerizing novel....Brimming with a marvelous cast of intricate characters set in an assortment of scintillating backdrops, Glass's philosophically introspective novel is highly intelligent and well written." Elsa Gaztambide, Booklist

Review:

"[A] strong and memorable debut novel....Alternately joyful and sad, this exploration of modern relationships and the families people both inherit or create for themselves is highly recommended for all fiction collections." Library Journal

Review:

"A warm, wise debut....Three Junes marks a blessed event for readers of literary fiction everywhere." San Francisco Chronicle

Review:

"This first novel treats family ties, erotic longing, small children and prolonged deaths from AIDS and cancer with a subtlety that grows from scrupulous unsentimentality." Newsday

Review:

"Three Junes brilliantly rescues, then refurbishes, the traditional plot-driven novel. . . Glass has written a generous book about family expectations — but also about happiness." The New York Times Book Review

Review:

"Formidable. . . The traditional novel of social relations is very much alive in Three Junes. Virginia Woolf and Elizabeth Bowen, among other exemplars, would surely approve." Kirkus Reviews

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About the Author

Julia Glass was awarded a 2000 New York Foundation for the Arts Fellowship in fiction writing and has won several prizes for her short stories, including three Nelson Algren Awards and the Tobias Wolff Award. "Collies," the first part of Three Junes, won the 1999 Pirate's Alley Faulkner Society Medal for Best Novella. She lives with her family in New York City, where she works as a freelance journalist and editor.

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a tryptich,

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I loved reading this book, and the characters have stayed in my mind years after finishing the book. I have loved both this and The Whole World Over. Definitely in my top 5 list of all the books I've read.

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Product Details

ISBN:

9780385721424

Author:

Glass, Julia

Publisher:

Anchor Books

Location:

New York

Subject:

Literary

Subject:

Scotland

Subject:

Fathers and sons

Subject:

Gay men

Subject:

Psychological fiction

Subject:

Long island

Subject:

Scots

Subject:

Domestic fiction

Subject:

Literature-A to Z

Copyright:

2003

Edition Number:

1st ed.

Edition Description:

Trade paper

Series Volume:

76-9

Publication Date:

April 22, 2003

Binding:

TRADE PAPER

Grade Level:

General/trade

Language:

English

Pages:

368

Dimensions:

7.9 x 5.1 x 1 in 0.625 lb

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Product details 368 pages Anchor (UK) - 2003-12-16 English 9780385721424 Reviews:

"Review" by Seattle Post-Intelligencer, "Sophisticated . . . Engrossing . . . Catches the surprising twists and turns in family relationships, amid love, loss, hope and regret."

"Review" by Kirkus Reviews, "Readers may be reminded of Evelyn Waugh and, especially, Angus Wilson by the rich characterizations and narrative sweep that grace this fine debut....Glass makes it all work, though the parts are not uniformly credible or compelling. Nevertheless, a rather formidable debut."

"Review" by Publishers Weekly, "The artful construction of this seductive novel and the mature, compassionate wisdom permeating it would be impressive for a seasoned writer, but it's all the more remarkable in a debut....In this dazzling portrait of family life, Glass establishes her literary credentials with ingenuity and panache."

"Review" by , "Fiercely realized. . .luxuriant in its emotional comprehension and the idea, or promise, that anything might happen." Boston Globe

"Review" by Elsa Gaztambide, Booklist, "Many undercurrents and emotions run through this mesmerizing novel....Brimming with a marvelous cast of intricate characters set in an assortment of scintillating backdrops, Glass's philosophically introspective novel is highly intelligent and well written."

"Review" by Library Journal, "[A] strong and memorable debut novel....Alternately joyful and sad, this exploration of modern relationships and the families people both inherit or create for themselves is highly recommended for all fiction collections."

"Review" by San Francisco Chronicle, "A warm, wise debut....Three Junes marks a blessed event for readers of literary fiction everywhere."

"Review" by Newsday, "This first novel treats family ties, erotic longing, small children and prolonged deaths from AIDS and cancer with a subtlety that grows from scrupulous unsentimentality."

"Review" by The New York Times Book Review, "Three Junes brilliantly rescues, then refurbishes, the traditional plot-driven novel. . . Glass has written a generous book about family expectations — but also about happiness."

"Review" by Kirkus Reviews, "Formidable. . . The traditional novel of social relations is very much alive in Three Junes. Virginia Woolf and Elizabeth Bowen, among other exemplars, would surely approve."