Three couples struggle through tricky relationships in a novel “shot
through with an offhand lyricism, snippets of wisdom, and a ready
humor” (Seattle Post-Intelligencer). After her first year in
college, Olivia de Havilland Hand returns home to Tahlequah, Oklahoma,
amid tornadoes and the chance for rekindled love. Meanwhile, in New
Orleans, her half-sister Jessie tries to keep her new marriage to
immature King afloat as she plans for the arrival of their first
child. The sisters’ lives intertwine with others as their father
fears losing his two daughters, and Olivia’s anthropology professor
has a tumultuous affair with a fellow academic. An interconnected web
of relationships thrives against the backdrop of a world in transition
in this literary rumination on the joys and sorrows of family and love
from the National Book Award-winning author. “Gilchrist’s
distinctive, flowing voice keeps one engaged throughout.” –Kirkus
Reviews “Scattered from North Carolina to New Orleans, with
outposts in Oklahoma and Boston, the Hands are forever bouncing up and
down on the branches of the family tree to test its strength. As young
members struggle for autonomy and older generations fight for control,
alliances are formed, allegiances betrayed. And through it all, the
Hands talk: to one another, to their psychiatrists, to themselves.
In Starcarbon, Ms. Gilchrist has blended these resolutely individual
voices to create a richly textured family fugue.”—The New York
Times “Gilchrist's marvelous storytelling gifts are abundantly
lavished on her new novel, which continues the saga of the Hand family
and its intricate network of kinfolk.” –Publishers Weekly
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ISBN
9781635763485
Publisert
2018
Utgiver
Vendor
Diversion Books (ORIM)
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Digital bok
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