In this captivating debut novel, Julia Glass depicts the life and loves of the McLeod family during three crucial summers spanning a decade. Paul McLeod, patriarch of a Scottish family and a retired newspaper editor and proprietor, is on a package tour of Greece after the death of his wife. The story of his departure from the family home in Scotland and late gesture towards some sort of freedom gives way to his eldest son's life (Fenno). Fenno protects his heart by putting himself under emotional quarantine throughout his life as a young gay man in Manhattan. When he returns home for his father's funeral, this emotional isolation cannot be sustained when he is confronted by a choice that puts him at the centre of his family and its future. Three Junes is a novel about how we live and how family ties (those that we make as well as those that we are born into) can offer redemption and joy.
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- Produktdetails
- Verlag: Random House UK Ltd
- Seitenzahl: 544
- Erscheinungstermin: 05.12.2008
- Englisch
- ISBN-13: 9781409036777
- Artikelnr.: 39216813
Enormously accomplished .rich, absorbing, and full of life. -The New Yorker
A warm, wise debut. . . . Three Junes marks a blessed event for readers of literary fiction everywhere. San Francisco Chronicle
Julia Glass s talent sends chills up my spine; Three Junes is a marvel. Richard Russo, author of Empire Falls
Three Junes almost threatens to burst with all the life it contains. Glass s ability to illuminate and deepen the mysteries of her characters lives is extraordinary. Michael Cunningham, author of The Hours
Three Junes brilliantly rescues, then refurbishes, the traditional plot-driven novel. . . Glass has written a generous book about family expectations but also about happiness. The New York Times Book Review
Gorgeous. . . Three Junes goes after the big issues without a trace of fustiness and gives us a memorable hero. Los Angeles Times Book Review
Three Junes is a novel that bursts with the lives of its characters. They move into our hearts, taking up permanent residence, the newest members of the reader s family of choice. Times-Picayune
Fiercely realized. . .luxuriant in its emotional comprehension and the idea, or promise, that anything might happen. Boston Globe
Radiant an intimate literary triptych of lives pulled together and torn apart. Chicago Tribune
Sophisticated . . . Engrossing . . . Catches the surprising twists and turns in family relationships, amid love, loss, hope and regret. Seattle Post-Intelligencer
The sort of sparkling debut that marks a writer as one to watch. Daily News
The fluid, evolving nature of family history is at the heart of this assured first novel. Time Out New York
This first novel treats family ties, erotic longing, small children and prolonged deaths from AIDS and cancer with a subtlety that grows from scrupulous unsentimentality. Newsday
Formidable. . . The traditional novel of social relations is very much alive in Three Junes. Virginia Woolf and Elizabeth Bowen, among other exemplars, would surely approve. Kirkus Reviews
Brimming with a marvelous cast of intricate characters set in an assortment of scintillating backdrops, Glass's philosophically introspective novel is highly intelligent and well-written. Booklist
A warm, wise debut. . . . Three Junes marks a blessed event for readers of literary fiction everywhere. San Francisco Chronicle
Julia Glass s talent sends chills up my spine; Three Junes is a marvel. Richard Russo, author of Empire Falls
Three Junes almost threatens to burst with all the life it contains. Glass s ability to illuminate and deepen the mysteries of her characters lives is extraordinary. Michael Cunningham, author of The Hours
Three Junes brilliantly rescues, then refurbishes, the traditional plot-driven novel. . . Glass has written a generous book about family expectations but also about happiness. The New York Times Book Review
Gorgeous. . . Three Junes goes after the big issues without a trace of fustiness and gives us a memorable hero. Los Angeles Times Book Review
Three Junes is a novel that bursts with the lives of its characters. They move into our hearts, taking up permanent residence, the newest members of the reader s family of choice. Times-Picayune
Fiercely realized. . .luxuriant in its emotional comprehension and the idea, or promise, that anything might happen. Boston Globe
Radiant an intimate literary triptych of lives pulled together and torn apart. Chicago Tribune
Sophisticated . . . Engrossing . . . Catches the surprising twists and turns in family relationships, amid love, loss, hope and regret. Seattle Post-Intelligencer
The sort of sparkling debut that marks a writer as one to watch. Daily News
The fluid, evolving nature of family history is at the heart of this assured first novel. Time Out New York
This first novel treats family ties, erotic longing, small children and prolonged deaths from AIDS and cancer with a subtlety that grows from scrupulous unsentimentality. Newsday
Formidable. . . The traditional novel of social relations is very much alive in Three Junes. Virginia Woolf and Elizabeth Bowen, among other exemplars, would surely approve. Kirkus Reviews
Brimming with a marvelous cast of intricate characters set in an assortment of scintillating backdrops, Glass's philosophically introspective novel is highly intelligent and well-written. Booklist