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Winner of the 2001 National Book Award for Fiction
After almost fifty years as a wife and mother, Enid Lambert is ready to have some fun. Unfortunately, her husband, Alfred, is losing his sanity to Parkinson's disease, and their children have long since flown the family nest to the catastrophes of their own lives. The oldest, Gary, a once-stable portfolio manager and family man, is trying to convince his wife and himself, despite clear signs to the contrary, that he is not clinically depressed. The middle child, Chip, has lost his seemingly secure academic job and is failing spectacularly at his new line of work. And Denise, the youngest, has escaped a disastrous marriage only to pour her youth and beauty down the drain of an affair with a married man-or so her mother fears. Desperate for some pleasure to look forward to, Enid has set her heart on an elusive goal: bringing her family together for one last Christmas at home.
- Format: TradePaperback
- Author: Franzen, Jonathan
- ISBN: 9780312421274
- Condition: Used
- Dimensions: 8.20 x 1.10
- Number Of Pages: 576
- Publication Year: 2002
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Characters so real you feel like you know them.
Halibel T. - 4 years 1 month agoFranzen's highly acclaimed novel revolves around the matriarch of a Midwestern family who attempts to bring all three of her adult children home for one last Christmas before her husband succumbs to Parkinson's disease. While this plot might sound hackneyed and facile, Franzen uses the premise to weave an intricate and affecting family drama. Franzen shifts perspectives from one family member to the next, so that the we see each character through the eyes of the others, causing our view of the various protagonists to shift as the novel progresses. The Corrections builds to a series of poignant revelations, as moving as they are surprising. The book will stay with you long after you finish the final page.
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Back Home for the Holidays
Jordan G. - 6 years 2 months agoMaybe not the first title you'll want to turn to for holiday cheer, but a timely read nonetheless. Jonathan Franzen's National Book Award winner is a beautifully conceived, and powerfully written modern masterpiece. The story concerns the Lambert family and a mother's desire to have one last family Christmas in their hometown of St. Jude, Missouri (a fictionalized St Louis). It's hard to say much of anything about this book that hasn't already been said, so just read it.
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