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Time Served picks up where Broken Promises Shattered Dreams left off. It is the second installation in this series. Lela Brown is the oldest of October's daughters. Her biggest challenge is trying to balance being a single parent of three, working full time and keeping the Brown family dysfunction at bay. Treece, the middle daughter is successful, wealthy, and independent yet she is conflicted. Angela, the youngest daughter lives life unapolog...

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Three generations of one family - a grandfather, father and son - set off on an annual trip to their hunting grounds. But all is not as it should be. Set over the course of one hot and hellish weekend, GOAT MOUNTAIN is the story of a family struggling to contend with a terrible crime and its repercussions. Dark, disturbing and unbearably tense, it is a startling new novel from the author of DIRT.

In this inspirational memoir, internationally bestselling author David Vann tells the true story of building his own sailing ship and of the disastrous voyage that ensues.As a thirty-year-old tourist in Turkey, David Vann stumbles across the steel frame of a ninety-foot sailboat and decides to fulfill a long-buried dream: he will rebuild the boat. From friends, family, and credit cards, he borrows $150, 000 to construct the ship and achieve hi...

Paperback edition of the latest novel from the acclaimed American author of "Legend Of A Suicide, Caribou Island, A Mile Down" and "Last Day On Earth". Follows the life of a 22 year old New Age believer who lives with his mother, and survives on money his family want to get their hands on. 'Brilliantly chilling.' "Evening Standard

Vom Ende eines Lebens Jim ist Ende dreißig und depressiv. Aus Alaska, wo er lebt, fliegt er nach Kalifornien, an den Ort seiner Kindheit. Sein jüngerer Bruder Gary holt ihn vom Flughafen ab - er will auf Jim aufpassen und hofft, dass dieser im Kreis der Familie seine Lebensfreude zurückgewinnt. Doch während Jim wie ein Geist durch die Hinterlassenschaften seines alten Lebens wandelt, wird er von seinen Gedanken vorwärtsgetrieben, auf das Ende ...

David Vanns Romane sind elementare Berichte aus dem Innern des Menschseins - faszinierend, gnadenlos und dabei voller Mitleid." Christian BrücknerJim ist Ende dreißig und depressiv. Aus Alaska, wo er lebt, fliegt er nach Kalifornien, wo er aufgewachsen ist. Sein jüngerer Bruder Gary holt ihn vom Flughafen ab - er will auf Jim aufpassen und hofft, dass dieser im Kreis der Familie seine Lebensfreude zurückgewinnt. Doch während Jim wie ein Geist ...

Hailed as "a writer to read and reread" (Economist), who "tracks the same wild territory as Joseph Conrad and Cormac McCarthy" (Observer), David Vann delivers a darkly intimate portrait of a man teetering on the precipice of life and death.

This novel touches upon mental illness and our search for a sense of identity.

Jim, een suïcidale man van middelbare leeftijd, is op weg van Alaska naar Californië. Hij wordt daar opgewacht door zijn broer Doug, die hem zal verzorgen en vastbesloten is hem niet uit het oog te verliezen. Door zijn ziekte is Jim hoogst onvoorspelbaar, maar hij probeert toch iets van betekenis te ontdekken in zijn relaties met zijn ouders en vrienden, zijn ex-vrouw en zijn kinderen. Wanneer een sessie met zijn therapeut ontspoort, ziet hij ...

Hailed as "a writer to read and reread" (Economist), who "tracks the same wild territory as Joseph Conrad and Cormac McCarthy" (Observer), New York Times Notable author David Vann delivers a darkly intimate portrait of a man teetering on the precipice of life and death.

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Caitlin ha dodici anni e vive in un minuscolo appartamento di Seattle con la madre, che lavora come operaia specializzata al terminal dei container. Ogni giorno, mentre aspetta di essere ripresa da scuola, Caitlin visita l'acquario locale per guardare i pesci: osservando le creature che vivono nelle acque più profonde, viene trasportata in un universo nuovo, scintillante, interamente suo. Qui, davanti alle vasche, Caitlin incontra un anziano v...

On iki yasindaki Caitlin, rihtimda isci olarak calisan annesiyle yasiyor. Annesinin calisma saatleriyle kizin okul saatleri uyusmadigindan, cocuk sabahlari sinif arkadaslarindan iki saat önce okula gidip beklemek zorunda, okul cikisinda da annesinin isten dönüp kendisini alacagi saate kadar sehrin büyük akvaryumunda vakit geciriyor ve genis hayal gücüyle, baliklarla insanlarin yasami arasinda paralellikler kurarak onlari inceliyor Bir sehrin e...

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Etwas Besonderes soll er werden, der erste richtige Jagdausflug des elfjährigen Jungen mit seinem Vater, Großvater und einem Freund des Vaters. Als sie das Jagdrevier der Familie erreichen, sehen sie in der Ferne einen Wilderer. Der Vater lässt den Jungen durchs Zielfernrohr seines Jagdgewehrs auf den Eindringling blicken - doch statt nur zu beobachten, drückt er ab. Bestürzung über die eigene Tat, Tränen oder Reue bleiben aus. Ist dem Jungen ...

On a small island in a glacier-fed lake on Alaskas Kenai Peninsula, Gary and Irenes marriage is unraveling. Gary, driven by thirty years of diverted plans, is determined to build the cabin he has always wanted, believing it will recapture what once drew him to Alaska. Irene knows better. She suspects that the cabin is Garys first step to leaving her. Soon they are hauling logs out to Caribou Island in good weather and in terrible storms, in si...

Finalist for the California Book AwardIn the fall of 1978, on a 640-acre family ranch on Goat Mountain in northern California, an eleven-year-old boy joins his grandfather, father, and father's best friend on the family's annual deer hunt.Goat Mountain is what this family owns and where they belong. It is where their history is kept, memories and stories that they share on each return visit. And for the first time, the boy's story will be adde...

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