Bright, Precious Days

Name: Bright, Precious Days
Brand: Mcinerney, Jay
SKU: GD-9781408876558
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Rating: 4.0 (841 reviews)

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Le Pitch

It is 2008 and Russell and Corrine Calloway have spent half their lives in the bright lights of New York. Obama and Clinton are fighting for leadership and the collapse of Lehman Brothers looms. Meanwhile, Russell is running his own publishing company, and clinging to their downtown loft ; Corrine manages a charity, and is desperate to move somewhere with more space for their twins. Although they try to forget each other's past indiscretions, when Jeff Pierce's posthumous novel gathers a new cult following, the memory of their friend begins to haunt the couple. Then, with devastating timing. Corrine's former lover makes an unexpected reappearance...Quatrième de couvertureRussell and Corrine Calloway have spent half their lives in New York.Obama and Clinton are fighting for leadership.Russell is running his own publishing company, and clinging to their downtown loft;Corrine manages a charity, and is desperate to move somewhere with more space for their twins.Although they try to forget each other's past indiscretions, when Jeff Pierce's posthumous novel gathers a new cult following, the memory of their friend begins to haunt the couple.Then, with devastating timing, Corrine's former lover makes an unexpected reappearance. Afficher moinsAfficher plus

Contenu

4ème de couverture

Russell and Corrine Calloway have spent half their lives in New York.Obama and Clinton are fighting for leadership.Russell is running his own publishing company, and clinging to their downtown loft;Corrine manages a charity, and is desperate to move somewhere with more space for their twins.Although they try to forget each other's past indiscretions, when Jeff Pierce's posthumous novel gathers a new cult following, the memory of their friend begins to haunt the couple.Then, with devastating timing, Corrine's former lover makes an unexpected reappearance.Biographie de l'auteurJay McInerney writes a wine column for theWall Street Journal and is a regular contributor to theGuardian, theNew York Times Book Review andCorriere della Sera. He has written seven novels, includingBright Lights, Big City, cited byTime as one of the nine generation-defining novels of the twentieth century, two short story collections and two non-fiction books on wine, one of which was the acclaimedA Hedonist in the Cellar. In 2006, he received the M.F.K. Fisher Distinguished Writing Award from the James Beard Foundation. He lives in Manhattan and Bridgehampton, New York.

Mcinerney, Jay

Bright, Precious Days

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Le Pitch

It is 2008 and Russell and Corrine Calloway have spent half their lives in the bright lights of New York. Obama and Clinton are fighting for leadership and the collapse of Lehman Brothers looms. Meanwhile, Russell is running his own publishing company, and clinging to their downtown loft ; Corrine manages a charity, and is desperate to move somewhere with more space for their twins. Although they try to forget each other's past indiscretions, when Jeff Pierce's posthumous novel gathers a new cult following, the memory of their friend begins to haunt the couple. Then, with devastating timing. Corrine's former lover makes an unexpected reappearance...Quatrième de couvertureRussell and Corrine Calloway have spent half their lives in New York.Obama and Clinton are fighting for leadership.Russell is running his own publishing company, and clinging to their downtown loft;Corrine manages a charity, and is desperate to move somewhere with more space for their twins.Although they try to forget each other's past indiscretions, when Jeff Pierce's posthumous novel gathers a new cult following, the memory of their friend begins to haunt the couple.Then, with devastating timing, Corrine's former lover makes an unexpected reappearance. Afficher moinsAfficher plus

Détails du livre

Titre complet

Bright, Precious Days

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Editeur

Pages

416

Taille

19.9 x 13.1 x 2.6 cm

Poids

286

ISBN-13

9781408876558

Contenu

4ème de couverture

Russell and Corrine Calloway have spent half their lives in New York.Obama and Clinton are fighting for leadership.Russell is running his own publishing company, and clinging to their downtown loft;Corrine manages a charity, and is desperate to move somewhere with more space for their twins.Although they try to forget each other's past indiscretions, when Jeff Pierce's posthumous novel gathers a new cult following, the memory of their friend begins to haunt the couple.Then, with devastating timing, Corrine's former lover makes an unexpected reappearance.Biographie de l'auteurJay McInerney writes a wine column for theWall Street Journal and is a regular contributor to theGuardian, theNew York Times Book Review andCorriere della Sera. He has written seven novels, includingBright Lights, Big City, cited byTime as one of the nine generation-defining novels of the twentieth century, two short story collections and two non-fiction books on wine, one of which was the acclaimedA Hedonist in the Cellar. In 2006, he received the M.F.K. Fisher Distinguished Writing Award from the James Beard Foundation. He lives in Manhattan and Bridgehampton, New York.