- Families, Fathers and sons, Fiction, New York Times reviewed
From the Australian bush to the cafes of Paris; from the highs of first love to the lows of failed ambition, this is an unforgettable, rollicking and deeply moving family story.
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Contemporary, classical in form, spare and earnest.
- contemporarynostalgic
- classical in formformally daring
- sparerichly built
- earnestironic
- character-ledplot-driven
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About the book
- Author
- Steve Toltz
- First published
- 2008
- Pages
- 636
- Publisher
- Spiegel & Grau, Hamish Hamilton
- Editions
- 2
- Language
- English
- ISBN
- 9780241143902
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