Backward-Facing Man

By - Silver Don

Floor - Floor 3

Published - Harper Perennial, New York, 2006

ISBN 10 - 0060819286

ISBN 13 - 9780060819286

Book Status - 1 Qnty Available with us.

Subject - Betrayal Betrayal Fiction Fiction

Shelf No - 7

Call Number - 813.6 SIL

Physical Description - 309 Seiten

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Charlie Puckman, Jr., Lorraine Nadia, andFrederick Keane came of age in the late 1960s.Like that era, their lives were mysterious,idealistic, passionate, and romantic, even -- butultimately confused and, often, ineffectual. Morethan thirty years later, their youthful adventurescontinue to have ramifications: Charlie facesprosecution after an industrial accident at hisfamily business, Lorraine's daughter is searchingfor the father she never knew, and Frederickhas gone underground after his radical life hasspiraled out of control. Epic in scope and touching on such provocativeissues as Patty Hearst and the SLA, crimeand the possibility of redemption, and the searchfor self and life’s meaning, Backward-FacingMan is a novel about choices and their lastingeffects on people's lives, their families,and American society.

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