River under the road : a novel
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Bloomfield Public Library - Adult Fiction
FIC Spencer
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FIC Spencer
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366 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
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English
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Thirteen parties over the course of two decades, an opium infused barbecue, a reception for a doomed presidential candidate, a fund-raiser for a blind child who speaks in tongues, a visit to one of New York's fabled sex clubs, brilliantly reveal the lives of two couples, one hoping to be admitted to the kingdom of Art, the other hoping for a small share of the American dream, both driven by forces of history they rarely perceive or acknowledge. Thaddeus Kaufman, the son of booksellers, and Grace Cornell, raised in a basement apartment she longs to escape, meet at a neighborhood art fair in Chicago. Soon after, they head to New York, aloft on the wings of young love. Jennings Stratton, the son of a caretaker, and Muriel Sanchez, the daughter of a cop, meet in a house he is refurbishing in New Mexico, and they, too, head for the big city. In a vast Hudson River estate, the lives of the two couples ultimately intertwine. Thaddeus has made it big in an unexpected way, setting off a chain reaction of envy among his friends and peers and forever changing the dynamic of his marriage with Grace, for whom success has been elusive, and art, once a source of solace, has become a font of bitterness. And Jennings, hoping to transcend his reputation as the local Casanova, a man suited only for menial tasks, has ventured into a cycle of theft and betrayal that threatens to destroy the fragile life of his family.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Spencer, S. (2017). River under the road: a novel (First edition.). Ecco, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Spencer, Scott. 2017. River Under the Road: A Novel. Ecco, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Spencer, Scott. River Under the Road: A Novel Ecco, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, 2017.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Spencer, Scott. River Under the Road: A Novel First edition., Ecco, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, 2017.
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