| author | AMY BLOOM |
| publisher | Random House Trade Paperbacks |
| published | 1969 |
| isbn | 0812977793 |
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This beautiful, effulgent book sped me forward word by word, out of the room I was in and into Amy Bloom's world. This is a wonderful novel, a cosmos that transcends its time period and grabs us without compromise. Lillian's astonishing journey, driven by a mother's love, will be with me for a long, long time. |
| Submitted Apr 29th 10 by Writersrecommendations, 0 comments |
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I haven't read a novel in a long time that I genuinely wanted to get back to, just to sit down and read for the pure joy of it. Away is a book full of tender wisdom, brawling insight, sharp-edged humor and - if it's possible - a lovely, wayward precision. Amy Bloom has created an unforgettable cast of characters. Lillian, the heroine, or anti-heroine, somehow always manages to do what great journeys always do - continue. A marvelous book. |
| Submitted Apr 9th 10 by Writersrecommendations, 0 comments |
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Raunchy, funny, and touching, Away is an elegant window into the perils of self-invention and reinvention in New York in the 1920s. Amy Bloom's heroine, Lillian, is an unforgettable young woman on a quest to make her life whole and to belong in an unstable, yet fascinating, new American world. |
| Submitted Mar 3rd 10 by Writersrecommendations, 0 comments |