| Snow Angels Contributor(s): O'Nan, Stewart (Author) |
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ISBN: 0312422768 ISBN-13: 9780312422769 Publisher: Picador USA OUR PRICE: $19.80 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: October 2003 Annotation: Arthur Parkinson is fourteen during the dreary winter of 1974, experiencing the confusing pangs of adolescence and the pain of his parents' divorce. His world is shattered further by the sudden and violent death of Annie Marchand, his beloved former baby-sitter. Narrated by the adult Arthur, who continues to be haunted by memories, the story of a young man' s unraveling family and the circumstances leading up to Annie' s death forms the backdrop for an intimate tale of the price of love and belonging, told in a spare, translucent, and unexpectedly tender voice. |
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| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Thrillers - General - Fiction | Literary |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Physical Information: 0.8" H x 5.5" W x 8.5" (0.90 lbs) 320 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1970's - Cultural Region - Mid-Atlantic - Geographic Orientation - Pennsylvania |
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| Publisher Description: Now a major motion picture from Warner Independent starring Sam Rockwell and Kate Beckinsale In Stewart O'Nan's Snow Angels, Arthur Parkinson is fourteen during the dreary winter of 1974. Enduring the pain of his parents' divorce, his world is shattered when his beloved former babysitter, Annie, falls victim to a tragic series of events. The interlinking stories of Arthur's unraveling family, and of Annie's fate, form the backdrop of this intimate tale about the price of love and belonging, told in a spare, translucent, and unexpectedly tender voice. |
Contributor Bio(s): O'Nan, Stewart: - Stewart O'Nan's novels include Last Night at the Lobster, The Night Country, and Prayer for the Dying. His novel Snow Angels was the basis of the 2007 film of the same name. He is also the author of the nonfiction books The Circus Fire and, with Stephen King, the bestselling Faithful. Granta named him one of the Twenty Best Young American Novelists. He lives in Pittsburgh. |