An unusual book, not for everyone. A family, each with their regrets, drowning by obsessions and grudges of their own doing. This book is considered contemporary fiction.
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Drowning
Drowning
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Love and familial relations are ruinous forces in Grove's elegiac tale of a joyless and broken family named the Downers. — This is an improbable yet fascinating novel about three lost generations of the Downer family, all drowning in memory and regret. For Eric, there was the Chicago moll in the Thirties; for daughter Roo, a hippie boy in San... more »
Author:
Love and familial relations are ruinous forces in Grove's elegiac tale of a joyless and broken family named the Downers. — This is an improbable yet fascinating novel about three lost generations of the Downer family, all drowning in memory and regret. For Eric, there was the Chicago moll in the Thirties; for daughter Roo, a hippie boy in San... more »
ISBN-13: 9780140173253
ISBN-10: 0140173250
Publication Date: 12/1/1992
Pages: 354
Rating: 1
ISBN-10: 0140173250
Publication Date: 12/1/1992
Pages: 354
Rating: 1
3.5 stars, based on 1 rating
Publisher: Penguin USA
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
Members Wishing: 0
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Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
Members Wishing: 0
Reviews: Member | Amazon | Write a Review
