
Lay of the Land
by Richard Ford
Title:
Lay of the Land
Author:
Richard Ford
Format:
Paperback
Number of pages:
736 pages
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
ISBN-13:
9781526676078
EAN:
9781526676078
Publication Date:
18/07/2024
Classifications:
Modern and Contemporary (Post c 1945)
Weight (g):
634
Dimensions (mm):
198 x 129 x 43
Publication Country:
United Kingdom
Language:
English
Condition:
New
Description
‘Marvellously subtle, moving and funny’ JOHN BANVILE, OBSERVER‘Wonderfully written in every breath of every sentence’ HERMIONE LEE, GUARDIAN‘Wistful, bittersweet – and often very funny’ DAILY TELEGRAPHA FRANK BASCOMBE NOVELIt is approaching Thanksgiving weekend and Frank Bascombe has arrived at a state of optimistic pragmatism that he calls the ‘Permanent Period’ of life. Epic mistakes have already been made, dreams downsized, and Frank reflects that now at least there are fewer opportunities left in life. But the tranquility he anticipated is not to be. In fact, as Thanksgiving dinner with his children and first wife nears, the Permanent Period proves as full of possibility as life has ever offered.Graceful, expansive and filled with pathos, The Lay of the Land is a modern American masterpiece.




















