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Family Romance: A Love Story Paperback - 2008
by John Lanchester
Although his family may have been atypical, the dynamics of family life and their patterns are instantly recognizable in this memoir by acclaimed novelist Lanchester. Part detective work, part remarkable evocation of character, this is, above all, compelling storytelling.
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The author of The Debt to Pleasure digs into his family's extraordinary past in a memoir as enthralling as his finest fiction
It was only when his mother died that John Lanchester realized how little he really knew about his parents. With the cache of letters and papers she left behind, he set out to reconstruct just who his parents had been. In doing so, he did much more than trace the remarkable story of a reluctant international banker, a secretive former nun, and the life they shared; he also gained extraordinary insight into his own nature and a deeper understanding of the universal push-pull of family love-and family loss. Part detective work, part evocation of character, this is, above all, compelling storytelling.
It was only when his mother died that John Lanchester realized how little he really knew about his parents. With the cache of letters and papers she left behind, he set out to reconstruct just who his parents had been. In doing so, he did much more than trace the remarkable story of a reluctant international banker, a secretive former nun, and the life they shared; he also gained extraordinary insight into his own nature and a deeper understanding of the universal push-pull of family love-and family loss. Part detective work, part evocation of character, this is, above all, compelling storytelling.
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- Title Family Romance: A Love Story
- Author John Lanchester
- Binding Paperback
- Edition Reprint
- Pages 384
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Penguin Books
- Date January 29, 2008
- Illustrated Yes
- Features Illustrated
- ISBN 9780143112952 / 0143112953
- Weight 0.74 lbs (0.34 kg)
- Dimensions 7.42 x 5.38 x 0.85 in (18.85 x 13.67 x 2.16 cm)
- Ages 18 to UP years
- Grade levels 13 - UP
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- Chronological Period: 20th Century
- Cultural Region: British
- Cultural Region: Ireland
- Topical: Coming of Age
- Topical: Family
- Dewey Decimal Code B
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- New York Times Book Review, 02/17/2008, Page 24
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