The Last Convertible - Softcover

Myrer, Anton

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0380819597 ISBN 13: 9780380819591

Publisher: HarperTorch, 2001

Synopsis

Anton Myrer's beloved, bestselling novel of America's World War II generation is as powerful now as it was upon its publication. An immediate classic, it tells the story of five Harvard men, the women they loved -- and the elegant car that came to symbolize their romantic youth. It is also the story of their coming-of-age in the dark days of World War II, and of their unshakable loyalty to a lost dream of Camelot, of grace and style, in the decades that followed. The Last Convertible is a gripping tribute to a way of living that immortalized the "Greatest Generation."

About this title

About the Author:

Right after the attack on Pearl Harbor, Anton Myrer enlisted in the U.S. Marine Corps and served for three years in the Pacific. Wounded on Guam, he returned to Harvard, graduated, and began an illustrious literary career in which he wrote such memorable novels as The Big War, The Last Convertible, and A Green Desire. He died in 1996.

Review:

"A damn fine story, rich in mood and detail." -- Philadelphia Inquirer

"A superb novel." -- San Diego Union-Tribune

"First rate...celebrates values not conspicuous in current fiction." -- Wall Street Journal

"Lives, breathes and engages us.... First rate." -- New York Times Book Review

About this edition

• Publisher: HarperTorch
• Publication date: 2001
• ISBN 10: 0380819597
• ISBN 13: 9780380819591
• Binding: Mass Market Paperback
• Number of pages: 624