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Father's Day
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About The Book
Product Details
- Publisher: Oneworld Publications (May 26, 2016)
- Length: 304 pages
- ISBN13: 9781780749709
Raves and Reviews
‘A captivating story about family, belonging and home’.
– New Books
‘Van Booy charms us with the struggles of this unlikely father-figure’.
– Sunday Herald
'The novel is almost heartbreaking in its expression of the hunger to love and be loved'
– Mary Ellen Quinn, Booklist
‘The moving account of a unique relationship between a parent and child, thrust together under the worst of circumstances. With fine, nuanced prose and much tenderness, Booy guides this unlikely father-daughter pair into a beautiful maturity, showing us with great heart what it really means to be a family’
– Elizabeth Crane, author of The History of Great Things
‘Deftly portrays his characters’ raw emotions’
– Wall Street Journal
‘Van Booy writes with muted unsentimental elegance about the impulses that bind us together’
– The Times
‘Tells his stories without affectation, but ever so effectively as a stylist and a devout humanist’
– Portland Press Herald
‘The uncanny beauty of Van Booy's prose, and his ability to knife straight to the depths of a character's heart, fill a reader with wonder’
– San Francisco Chronicle
‘This is a truly special writer who does things with abstract language that are so evocative and original, your breath literally catches in your chest’
– Andre Dubus III
‘From minimalistic sentences he wrings out maximum impact, stripping away artifice and elaboration in favor of stark, emotional clarity and honesty’
– Boston Globe
‘Van Booy writes like Hemingway but with more heart’
– New Hampshire Public Radio
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