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Interviews | October 21, 2009

The Powells.com Interview with Sam Savage

2 comments By Jill Owens

Sam Savage's first novel, Firmin, chronicled the coming-of-age misadventures of a very literate rat living in a bookstore in Boston's Scollay Square. Garnering praise from authors and... Continue »

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   The Cry of the Sloth

   Sam Savage

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a fellow seeker, September 22, 2008 (view all comments by a fellow seeker)
Brian Moore paints such a raw, intimate portrait of loneliness and the emptiness of blind faith. This book will tug at your heart and make you consider how you treat others around you. A beautiful, bittersweet book.

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Bookwomyn, April 3, 2008 (view all comments by Bookwomyn)
Oh dear ... what a sad, pitiful person is that lonely Miss Judith Hearne. She's lived her life for everyone except herself and trying desperately in her 'golden-ish' years to find a little happiness. Unfortunately, she seems to be surrounded by a bunch of other losers. Beautifully written ... tug-at-your-heartstrings sad.

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Product Details

ISBN:

9780316579667

Author:

Moore, Brian

Publisher:

Little Brown & Co

Publication Date:

1988-02-01

Binding:

Paperback

Language:

English