Return to Oakpine
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From a widely admired author, a poignant novel about homecoming, friendship, growing up, and growing old for fans of Richard Ford and Richard Russo In this finely wrought portrait of western American life, Ron Carlson takes us to the small town of Oakpine, Wyoming, and into the lives of four men trying to make peace with who they are in the world. In high school, these men were in a band. One of them, Jimmy, left Oakpine for New York City after the tragic death of his brother. A successful novelist, he has returned thirty years later, in 1999 because he is dying. With Carlson s characteristic grace, we learn what has become of these friends and the different directions of their lives. Craig and Frank never left; Mason, a top lawyer in Denver, is back in town to fix up and sell his parents house. Now that they are reunited, getting the band back together might be the most important thing they can do. " Return to Oakpine" is a generous, tender look at friendship, family, and the roads not taken, by a writer at the peak of his craft."
Author: Ron Carlson
Format: Hardback, 264 pages, 145mm x 213mm, 386 g
Published: 2013, Viking Books
Genre: General & Literary Fiction
From a widely admired author, a poignant novel about homecoming, friendship, growing up, and growing old for fans of Richard Ford and Richard Russo In this finely wrought portrait of western American life, Ron Carlson takes us to the small town of Oakpine, Wyoming, and into the lives of four men trying to make peace with who they are in the world. In high school, these men were in a band. One of them, Jimmy, left Oakpine for New York City after the tragic death of his brother. A successful novelist, he has returned thirty years later, in 1999 because he is dying. With Carlson s characteristic grace, we learn what has become of these friends and the different directions of their lives. Craig and Frank never left; Mason, a top lawyer in Denver, is back in town to fix up and sell his parents house. Now that they are reunited, getting the band back together might be the most important thing they can do. " Return to Oakpine" is a generous, tender look at friendship, family, and the roads not taken, by a writer at the peak of his craft."