The Hero of This Book A Novel

Elizabeth McCracken

eBook - 2022

Named a Top Ten Best Book of the Year by Time and PeopleNamed a Best Book of the Year by: Washington Post * Kirkus Reviews * New Yorker * Chicago Public Library * NPR * Oprah Daily * Philadelphia EnquirerA taut, groundbreaking, and highly acclaimed novel from bestselling and award-winning author Elizabeth McCracken, about a writer's relationship with her larger-than-life mother—and about the very nature of writing, memory, and artTen months after her mother's death, the narrator of The Hero of This Book takes a trip to London. The city was a favorite of her mother's, and as the narrator wanders the streets, she finds herself reflecting on her mother's life and their relationship. Thoughts of the past meld with question...s of the future: Back in New England, the family home is now up for sale, its considerable contents already winnowed.The narrator, a writer, recalls all that made her complicated...

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Published
HarperCollins
Language
English
Main Author
Elizabeth McCracken
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Kindle Book
ASINB09PNLQ6JY
Release Date10/4/2022
OverDrive Read eBook
ISBN9780062971302
Release Date10/4/2022