The red house : a novel
(Book)
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Published
New York : Doubleday, c2012.
Status
Central Library - Fiction - 1st Floor
Haddon, M.
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Haddon, M.
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North Side Library - Fiction - Adult
Haddon, M.
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Haddon, M.
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Published
New York : Doubleday, c2012.
Format
Book
Physical Desc
264 pages ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Notes
General Note
"Originally published in Great Britain by Jonathan Cape Ltd."--T.p. verso.
Description
The set-up of Mark Haddon's brilliant new novel is simple: Richard, a wealthy doctor, invites his estranged sister Angela and her family to join his for a week at a vacation home in the English countryside. Richard has just re-married and inherited a willful stepdaughter in the process; Angela has a feckless husband and three children who sometimes seem alien to her. The stage is set for seven days of resentment and guilt, a staple of family gatherings the world over. But because of Haddon's extraordinary narrative technique, the stories of these eight people are anything but simple. Told through the alternating viewpoints of each character, "The Red House" becomes a symphony of long-held grudges, fading dreams and rising hopes, tightly-guarded secrets and illicit desires, all adding up to a portrait of contemporary family life that is bittersweet, comic, and deeply felt. As we come to know each character they become profoundly real to us. We understand them, even as we come to realize they will never fully understand each other, which is the tragicomedy of every family.
Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Haddon, M. (2012). The red house: a novel (1st American ed.). Doubleday.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Haddon, Mark, 1962-. 2012. The Red House: A Novel. Doubleday.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Haddon, Mark, 1962-. The Red House: A Novel Doubleday, 2012.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Haddon, Mark. The Red House: A Novel 1st American ed., Doubleday, 2012.
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