Paperback / softback
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It's 1974 in DeKalb County, Illinois and the planets have failed to align for Roy Conlon.
Widowed and broke, his eight-year-old son Eric is suddenly a mystery to him.
The boy has become aware of a sky awhirl with stars and of the universe outside his small-Midwestern town. And as powerful forces pull Eric away, Roy's efforts to hold onto his son are threatened by weakness, guilt, and his participation in a foolish crime. Enter The Constellations, a novel of the diverging paths of a father and his son, and how each copes with the loss of the woman whose love and guidance held them together.
Roy and Eric's parallel journeys take them through a landscape populated by long shot players and kitchen sink philosophers, by ruthless thieves and fierce protectors.
A compelling novel of small town America in the shadow of Vietnam and Watergate, Cunningham's spare prose and deftly drawn heroes complete a portrait of our country reminiscent of Mark Richard and Jim Shepard.
Scarred, divided, and damaged, his characters represent all of our false promises and failed dreams.
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Available to Order - This title is available to order, with delivery expected within 2 weeks
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:220 pages
- Publisher:Cornell University Press
- Publication Date:15/11/2012
- Category:
- ISBN:9780875806839
Information
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Available to Order - This title is available to order, with delivery expected within 2 weeks
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:220 pages
- Publisher:Cornell University Press
- Publication Date:15/11/2012
- Category:
- ISBN:9780875806839
