Meghan Kenny

The Driest Season: A Novel (eBook, ePUB)

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

"An elegant coming-of-age story that brings real heart to the American heartland. The book may be set during World War II, but the questions it asksabout love, loyalty, and the meaning of lifeare timeless ones." Elliott Holt, author of You Are One of Them

As her Wisconsin community endures a long season of drought and feels the shockwaves of World War II, fifteen-year-old Cielle endures a more personal calamity: the unexpected death of her father. On a balmy summer afternoon, she finds him hanging in the barnthe start of a dark secret that threatens her family's livelihood. A war rages elsewhere, while in the deceptive calm of the American heartland, Cielle's family contends with a new reality and fights not to be undone.

A stunning debut, The Driest Season creates a moving portrait of Cielle's struggle to make sense of her father's time on earth, and of her own. With wisdom and grit, Kenny has fashioned a deeply affecting story of a young woman discovering loss, heartache, andfinallyhope.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: W. W. Norton & Company
• Seitenzahl: 192
• Erscheinungstermin: 13. Februar 2018
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780393634600
• Artikelnr.: 59592146

Autorenporträt

Meghan Kenny is the author of Love Is No Small Thing: Stories. Her short story "The Driest Season"the basis for her debut novelwon the Iowa Review Award and was a Pushcart Prize Special Mention. She lives in Pennsylvania.