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A big, funny, engaging, unsentimental and sometimes even wise book...Delightful."―New York Post
Author of Lookaway, Lookaway
Wilton Barnhardt's novel of coming of age in New York City brims with energy, surprise, irresistible humor, and the heady rush of youth. Its hero, Gil Freeman, a midwestern aspiring actor, comes to the city in search of stardom―but instead encounters the perils of Alphabet City, the desperation of off-off-off-Broadway theater...and the exhilarating, exasperating, absolutely unique Emma, around whom his life comes to turn. Charming and engaging, quintessentially American, Emma Who Saved My Life is one of the extraordinary fiction debuts of our time.
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Praise for EMMA WHO SAVED MY LIFE:
"Big, funny, engaging, unsentimental...delightful." --Sue Halpern, NEW YORK POST
"This is an immensely winning book." --Thomas Mallon, LOS ANGELES TIMES BOOK REVIEW
"With a polished assurance rare in a first novel...Wilton Barnhardt unreels flashy scene after scene in convincing detail and sharp, snappy dialogue...the kind of shooting star that will make readers watch the skies eagerly for Barnhardt's next one." --Susan Allen Toth, WASHINGTON POST BOOK WORLD
"[EMMA WHO SAVED MY LIFE] is a winner--a book of enormous charm.... One of the most promising fictional debuts in many years." --PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
"New novelists are plentiful. New novelists who create memorable characters, an insightful story, and thoughtful wit are rare. Wilton Barnhardt is one of the rare ones." --Rebecca Warburton Boylan, NEWSDAY
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Wilton Barnhardt's novel of coming of age in New York City brims with energy, surprise, irresistible humor, and the heady rush of youth. Its hero, Gil Freeman, a mid-western aspiring actor, comes to the city in search of stardom--but instead encounters the perils of Alphabet City, the desperation of off-off-off-Broadway theater...and the exhilarating, exasperating, absolutely unique Emma, around whom his life comes to turn. Charming and engaging, quintessentially American, EMMA WHO SAVED MY LIFE is one of the extraordinary fiction debuts of our time.
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- PublisherPicador
- Publication date1998
- ISBN 10 0312191189
- ISBN 13 9780312191184
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages496
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