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Seeking to escape her brutal boyfriend and hoping to introduce her daughter, Griff, to the grandfather she has never met, widow Jean Gilkyson seeks refuge in her late husband's Wyoming hometown with her estranged father-in-law, who blames her for his son's death. Reader's Guide available. 75,000 first printing.
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"Elegantly and crisply written" (Daily Telegraph)
"In this evocative novel, Spragg [uses] the grandeur of the American landscape to provide a haunting backdrop for the drama of his characters' lives" (Daily Mail)
"A beautifully crafted piece of fiction" (Boston Globe)
"A meticulously assembled and highly polished piece of work" (Spectator)
"'Spragg's idiomatic prose hums with the raw poetry of the natural world' Observer "
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"In this evocative novel, Spragg [uses] the grandeur of the American landscape to provide a haunting backdrop for the drama of his characters' lives" (Daily Mail)
"A beautifully crafted piece of fiction" (Boston Globe)
"A meticulously assembled and highly polished piece of work" (Spectator)
"'Spragg's idiomatic prose hums with the raw poetry of the natural world' Observer "
A compelling and surprising novel from the author of the award-winning Where Rivers Change Direction.
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- PublisherAlfred a Knopf Inc
- Publication date2004
- ISBN 10 1400042011
- ISBN 13 9781400042012
- BindingHardcover
- Number of pages257
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Book Description Hardcover. Condition: New. Dust Jacket Condition: New. First Edition. About the book, from the publisher: "Jean Gilkyson has a history of choosing the wrong men. After yet another night of argument turned to violence with her boyfriend, Roy, Jean knows it's time to leave-if not for herself, then for her ten-year-old daughter, Griff. But the only place they can afford to go is Ishawooa, Wyoming, where Jean's family is dead and her deceased husband's father Einar wishes Jean was too. Of course, Griff knows none of this-only that here in Wyoming, with a grandfather she has never known and his crippled friend Mitch, she may finally be able to find a home." About the author, from the publisher: "Mark Spragg is the author ofWhere Rivers Change Direction,a memoir that won the Mountains & Plains Independent Booksellers award, and the novelsThe Fruit of StoneandAn Unfinished Life,which was chosen by theRocky Mountain Newsas the Best Book of 2004. All three were top-ten Book Sense selections and have been translated into fifteen languages. He lives with his wife, Virginia, in Wyoming." Spragg continued the story of An Unfinished Life with the novel Bone Fire in 2010. Reviews: "The best parts of An Unfinished Life,.are its ancillary details - Einar's routine around the ranch, the desultory clutter of the sheriff's office - and the glimpses of the communal world that exists beyond its immediate focus, full of ground-down lives and soured destinies. Here, in half-a-dozen crisp little vignettes of small-town life.the novel.starts to work on its own terms." D.J. Taylor, The Guardian, November 12, 2004. "[Spragg] keeps the dialogue sparse and taut, each sentence feeling as if it was carefully thought through before spoken.What lingers long after readers turn the final page is an unforgettable portrayal of the irrepressible Griff. She is the heartbeat of this novel and Spragg has created a masterpiece in her character. And even though the book takes place in the West, Spragg has expanded his impressive skills by giving us a book that will resonate with everyone from Laramie to Eau Claire and beyond." Stephen J. Lyons, San Francisco Chronicle, September 5, 2004. Made into a movie starring Robert Redford, Jennifer Lopez, and Morgan Freeman in 2005. Screenplay by the author and his wife, Virginia Korus Spragg. ABEDESC After another night of argument and violence from another wrong man, Jean Gilkyson knows it's time to leave. But the only place she can go with her ten year old daughter, Griff, is the place she least wants: Ishawooa, Wyoming, where her own family is dead and her late husband's father, Einer, wishes Jean was, too. But all Griff knows is that this is, finally, a place where she might find a home, with the grandfather she has never known and his old friend Griff. Spragg continued the story with his 2010 novel, Bone Fire. An Unfinished Life was made into a movie in 2005, staring Robert Redford, Jennifer Lopez, and Morgan Freeman, and with a screenplay by Spragg and his wife,Virginia Korus Spragg. This copy of the book is a signed, new, first edition in perfect condition. Seller Inventory # 138
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