BOOKS - Crossroads Chapter Sampler
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Crossroads Chapter Sampler
Author: Jonathan Franzen
Year: 2021
Format: PDF
File size: PDF 3.1 MB
Language: English
Year: 2021
Format: PDF
File size: PDF 3.1 MB
Language: English
Download the first chapter of Jonathan Franzens latest novel CrossroadsIts December 23 1971 and heavy weather is forecast for Chicago Russ Hildebrandt the associate pastor of a liberal suburban church is on the brink of breaking free of a marriage he finds joylessunless his wife Marion who has her own secret life beats him to it Their eldest child Clem is coming home from college on fire with moral absolutism having taken an action that will shatter his father Clems sister Becky long the social queen of her highschool class has sharply veered into the counterculture while their brilliant younger brother Perry whos been selling drugs to seventh graders has resolved to be a better person Each of the Hildebrandts seeks a freedom that each of the others threatens to complicateJonathan Franzens novels are celebrated for their unforgettably vivid characters and for their keeneyed take on contemporary America Now in Crossroads Franzen ventures back into the past and explores the history of two generations With characteristic humor and complexity and with even greater warmth he conjures a world that resonates powerfully with our ownA tour de force of interwoven perspectives and sustained suspense its action largely unfolding on a single winter day Crossroads is the story of a Midwestern family at a pivotal moment of moral crisis Jonathan Franzens gift for melding the small picture and the big picture has never been more dazzlingly evident
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