A Field Guide to the North American Family (Paperback)

Garth Risk Hallberg

ISBN 10: 1784707449 / ISBN 13: 9781784707446

Published by Vintage Publishing, London, 2017

About this Item

Paperback. The debut from the bestselling author of City on Fire, now published in the UK for the first time - a dazzlingly original illustrated novella about the lives of two seemingly ordinary familiesFrom the author of the New York Times bestseller City on FireA Granta Best of Young American Novelist 2017'A young author of boundless and unflagging talents' New York TimesWe can all agree on this much, Marnie thought- nobody saw the Hungate divorce coming. In the privacy of her own mind, she saw them as the last of a dying breed, the Great American Family.Two families - the Hungates and the Harrisons - live side by side in Long Island, New York. They lead charmed lives- good jobs in the city, weekends by the pool, cheerleading practice after school and backyard barbecues in the summer. But within these lives lie hundreds of little deceptions.Told through a mix of photographs and words, this is a dazzlingly inventive depiction of two families falling apart and coming together and the thousand different truths of the American Dream. From the author of the New York Times bestseller City on FireA Granta Best of Young American Novelist 2017 A young author of boundless and unflagging talents New York TimesWe can all agree on this much, Marnie thought: nobody saw the Hungate divorce coming. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: A Field Guide to the North American Family (Paperback)
• Publisher: Vintage Publishing, London
• Publication Date: 2017
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1784707449
• ISBN 13: 9781784707446
• Binding: Paperback
• Illustrator: Color And B/w Illustrations
• Condition: new

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Synopsis

From the author of the New York Times bestseller City on Fire A Granta Best of Young American Novelist 2017 ‘A young author of boundless and unflagging talents’ New York Times We can all agree on this much, Marnie thought: nobody saw the Hungate divorce coming. In the privacy of her own mind, she saw them as the last of a dying breed, the Great American Family. Two families – the Hungates and the Harrisons – live side by side in Long Island, New York. They lead charmed lives: good jobs in the city, weekends by the pool, cheerleading practice after school and backyard barbecues in the summer. But within these lives lie hundreds of little deceptions. Told through a mix of photographs and words, this is a dazzlingly inventive depiction of two families falling apart and coming together and the thousand different truths of the American Dream.

About the Author

Garth Risk Hallberg's first novel, City on Fire, was an international bestseller and was named one of the best books of the year by the Daily Telegraph, the Guardian, the Washington Post, the Independent, and Vogue, among others. His illustrated novella, A Field Guide to the North American Family was nominated for a Believer Book Award and his short fiction and essays have been published in the Guardian, and the New York Times Book Review. He is a Granta Best Young American Novelist. He lives in Brooklyn with his wife and children and is at work on a new novel.