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Ancient Highway: A Novel
by Bret Lott
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 1400063744
- ISBN 13
- 9781400063741
- Seller
-
Mt. Pleasant, South Carolina, United States
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About This Item
Very clean book. Pictures on request
Synopsis
From the bestselling author of Jewel and The Difference Between Women and Men comes a haunting novel of home, family, and the pursuit of lost dreams. Ancient Highway brilliantly weaves together the hopes and regrets of three characters from three generations as they reconcile who they are and who they might have been.In 1925, a fourteen-year-old boy leaves his family's farm and hops a boxcar in a dusty Texas field, heading for Hollywood and a life in the "flickers."In 1947, a ten-year-old girl aches for a real home with a real family in a wide-open space, far from the crowded Los Angeles streets where her handsome cowboy father chases stardom and her mother holds a secret.In 1980, a young man just out of the Navy visits his elderly yet colorful grandparents in Los Angeles, eager to uncover his family's silent history.For the Holmeses, a longing for something else--another place, a second chance--seems to run in the family DNA. From Earl's journey west toward Hollywood glory, to his daughter Joan's wish for a normal existence away from the bright lights, to his grandson Brad's yearning for truth, this deep-rooted desire sustains them, no matter how much the goal eludes them. But ultimately, in each generation, a family crisis forces a turning away from the horizon and the acceptance of a reality that is by turns harsh and healing.Inspired by stories of his own family, Bret Lott beautifully renders the lives of ordinary people with extraordinary faith in a mesmerizing and finely wrought tale of love and letting go.From the Hardcover edition.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rose Marie Oakes dba Old Village Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 125599
- Title
- Ancient Highway: A Novel
- Author
- Bret Lott
- Format/Binding
- Hard cover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 1400063744
- ISBN 13
- 9781400063741
- Publisher
- Random House
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 2008
- Size
- 8vo
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Rose Marie Oakes dba Old Village Books
Biblio member since 2005
Mt. Pleasant, South Carolina
About Rose Marie Oakes dba Old Village Books
I have been selling books for over 20years at Antique and Collectible shows around the South. I have also been selling on the internet for the past 20 years. I try to describe my books accurately and to keep my listings up to date. I am happy to answer any questions that you may have.
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