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Goldengrove

Goldengrove

by Francine Prose (Author)

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    Hardcover 2009

    $3.38

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    Paperback 2008

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    Paperback 2009

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Synopsis

When Nico's older sister dies, her innocently happy childhood life is shattered. Thirteen-year-old Nico is left alone to grope toward understanding and clarity, while her parents drift toward their own risky consolations. Over one haunted summer, Nico must find her own way to tackle the mystery of loss and recovery. With her lively mind, Nico looks for solace and security in books, art, and - recklessly - her sister's enigmatic boyfriend, with whom she falls into a seductive, dangerous relationship... Goldengrove follows Nico over one summer when a death changes her life for ever.

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Format: Hardcover
 Pages: 288
 Edition: Main
 Publisher: Atlantic Books
Published: 01 Jul 2009
ISBN 10: 1848870353
ISBN 13: 9781848870352

Media Reviews
'A quiet, clear-eyed, sun-dappled eulogy to lost youth, and a youth lost... A quietly devastating portrait of a grieving family' Elle 'Beautifully wrought... Blossoms into a smart, gimlet-eyed account of what 13-year-old Nico sees happening around her after the loss of the more alluring, glamorous and manipulative Margaret... Effortless narrative verve.' Janet Maslin, New York Times 'With a dazzling mix of directness and metaphor, Prose captures the centrifugal and isolating force of grief... A moving meditation on how, out of the painful passing of innocence and youth, sexuality and identity can miraculously emerge.' Los Angeles Times 'Prose is at her very best.' Washington Post
Author Bio
Francine Prose is the author of fifteen novels, including A Changed Man and Blue Angel, which was a finalist for the National Book Award, and the non-fiction New York Times bestseller Reading Like a Writer. She is the president of PEN American Center. She lives in New York City.