Last things : a novel
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Published
New York : Vintage Books, 2015.
Format
Book
Physical Desc
263 pages ; 21 cm
Street Date
1503
Language
English
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"Grace's father believes in science and builds his daughter a dollhouse with lights that really work. Grace's mother takes her skinny-dipping in the lake and teaches her about African hyena men who devour their wives in their sleep. Grace's world, of fact and fiction, marvels and madness, is slowly unraveling because her family is coming apart before her eyes. Now eight-year-old Grace must choose between her two very different, very flawed parents, a choice that will take her on a dizzying journey, away from her home in Vermont to the boozy, flooded streets of New Orleans--and into the equally wondrous and frightening realm of her own imagination. With eloquence and compassion, Jenny Offill weaves a luminous story of a wounded family and of a young girl yearning to understand the difference between fiction, fact, and hope. A novel of vibrant imagination and searing intelligence, Last Things is a stunning literary achievement"--,Provided by publisher.
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"To eight-year-old Grace Davitt, the world is full of strange wonders. Through the eyes of her mother, Anna--an ornithologist who speaks five languages--their small lakeside town in Vermont becomes a glittering mystery filled with secret tongues, monsters in the lake, and birthday parties for the Earth. Anna's untamed spirit stands in sharp contrast to Grace's father, a chemistry teacher who examines his surroundings through the lens of rationalism and order. As Grace's family begins to fall apart and she finds that she must choose between her parents, her conflicting loyalties take her on a remarkable journey that spans all corners of the country--and of her own boundless imagination"--,Provided by publisher.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Offill, J. (2015). Last things: a novel (First Vintage Contemporaries edition.). Vintage Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Offill, Jenny, 1968-. 2015. Last Things: A Novel. Vintage Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Offill, Jenny, 1968-. Last Things: A Novel Vintage Books, 2015.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Offill, Jenny. Last Things: A Novel First Vintage Contemporaries edition., Vintage Books, 2015.
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