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We Are Not Ourselves : A Novel by Matthew Thomas (2014, Compact Disc, Unabridged edition)
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The instant New York Times bestseller The Washington Post calls a "stunning...superbly rendered" novel, and Entertainment Weekly describes as "a gripping family saga, maybe the best...since The Corrections ." As an Irish immigrant in Queens in 1941, Eileen has dreamed of more in her life--but when she and her family seem to be moving closer to that dream, devastation hits and they must learn how to not only hold on to their reality, but to each other. Born in 1941, Eileen Tumulty is raised by her Irish immigrant parents in Woodside, Queens, in an apartment where the mood swings between heartbreak and hilarity, depending on how much alcohol has been consumed. From an early age, Eileen wished that she lived somewhere else. She sets her sights on upper class Bronxville, New York, and an American Dream is born. Driven by this longing, Eileen places her stock and love in Ed Leary, a handsome young scientist, and with him begins a family. Over the years Eileen encourages her husband to want more: a better job, better friends, a better house. It slowly becomes clear that his growing reluctance is part of a deeper, more incomprehensive psychological shift. An inescapable darkness enters their lives, and Eileen and Ed and their son Connell try desperately to hold together a semblance of the reality they have known, and to preserve, against long odds, an idea they have cherished of the future. Described by The New York Times Book Review as "A long, gorgeous epic, full of love and caring...one of the best novels you'll read this year," We Are Not Ourselves is a testament to our greatest desires and our greatest frailties. Through the lives of these characters, Thomas charts the story of the American Century. The result is, "stunning...The joys of this book are the joys of any classic work of literature--for that is what this is destined to become--superbly rendered small moments that capture both an individual life and the universality of that person's experience" ( The Washington Post ).Product Identifiers
PublisherSimon & Schuster
ISBN-101442369981
ISBN-139781442369986
eBay Product ID (ePID)175713329
Product Key Features
Publication Year2014
TopicCultural Heritage, Sagas, General, Literary, Historical
Book TitleWe Are Not Ourselves : a Novel
LanguageEnglish
GenreFiction
AuthorMatthew Thomas
FormatCompact Disc
Dimensions
Item Height1.8in.
Item Length5.8in.
Item Weight18.3 Oz
Item Width5.1in.
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
Dewey Edition23
Number of Volumes18 Vols.
Dewey Decimal813/.6
Edition DescriptionUnabridged Edition
Number of Pages608 Pages
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- Sep 07, 2017
Great book!
I drive a lot and love books on cd. This particular book was very compelling. Loved it all the way through.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
