First Light (Contemporary American Fiction)

Baxter, Charles

ISBN 10: 0140100911 / ISBN 13: 9780140100914

Published by Penguin Books, 1988

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: First Light (Contemporary American Fiction)
• Publisher: Penguin Books
• Publication Date: 1988
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0140100911
• ISBN 13: 9780140100914
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: good

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Synopsis

Hugh Welch has cared for his little sister Dorsey ever since they were children, when Dorsey looked at him as though he were a god. But when Dorsey returns to their small Michigan hometown with a successful career as an astrophysicist and a happy family life, Hugh, who has a long habit of worrying about his sister, realizes that it’s his own life he has to cure, not Dorsey’s. As they explore their complicated history over one hot Fourth of July weekend, they’ll come to terms with the experiences that put such distance between them and discover the imperfect love that ties them as siblings.

About the Author

Charles Baxter is the author of the novels The Feast of Love (nominated for the National Book Award), The Soul Thief, Saul and Patsy, and Shadow Play, and the collections Gryphon, Believers, A Relative Stranger, Through the Safety Net, and Harmony of the World. He lives in Minneapolis and teaches at the University of Minnesota and in the M.F.A. Program for Writers at Warren Wilson College.