The travelers : a novel
(Book)
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Published
New York : Hogarth, [2019].
ISBN
9780525576198, 0525576193, 9780525576204, 0525576207
Lexile measure
890L
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Status
Indian Prairie Public Library District - 1st Floor
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Indian Prairie Public Library District - 1st Floor | NOVEL PORTER | On Shelf |
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Addison Public Library - 2nd Floor - Adult Books | FIC PORTER R. | On Shelf |
Alsip-Merrionette Park Public Library District - Stacks | F PORTER | On Shelf |
Bensenville Community Public Library District - Fiction | PORTER | On Shelf |
Berwyn Public Library - Stacks | PORTER | On Shelf |
Bloomingdale Public Library - Fiction | F POR | On Shelf |
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Published
New York : Hogarth, [2019].
Format
Book
Physical Desc
309 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Language
English
ISBN
9780525576198, 0525576193, 9780525576204, 0525576207
Lexile measure
890
Notes
Description
Meet James Samuel Vincent - an affluent Manhattan attorney who shirks his modest Irish American background but hews to his father's philandering ways. James muddles through a topsy-turvy relationship with his son, Rufus, which is further complicated when Rufus marries Claudia Christie. Claudia's mother - Agnes Miller Christie - is a beautiful African American woman who survives a chance encounter on a Georgia road that propels her into a new life in the Bronx. Soon after, her husband, Eddie Christie, is called to duty on an aircraft carrier in Vietnam, where Tom Stoppard's play Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead becomes his life anchor as he grapples with mounting racial tensions on the ship and counts the days until he will see Agnes again. These unforgettable characters' lives intersect with a cast of lovers and friends: the unapologetic black lesbian who finds her groove in 1970s Berlin; a moving man stranded in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, during a Thanksgiving storm; two half brothers who meet as adults in a crayon factory; and a Coney Island waitress whose Prince Charming is too good to be true. Written with piercing humor, exacting dialogue, and a beautiful sense of place, Regina Porter's debut is both an intimate family portrait and a sweeping exploration of what it means to be American today.
Target Audience
890L,Lexile
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Porter, R. (2019). The travelers: a novel (First edition.). Hogarth.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Porter, Regina. 2019. The Travelers: A Novel. Hogarth.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Porter, Regina. The Travelers: A Novel Hogarth, 2019.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Porter, Regina. The Travelers: A Novel First edition., Hogarth, 2019.
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