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Heading Out to Wonderful
Robert Goolrick
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Description for Heading Out to Wonderful
Paperback. It is the summer of 1948 when a handsome, charismatic stranger, Charlie Beale, back from war in Europe, shows up in the sleepy town of Brownsburg, Virginia. All he has with him are two suitcases: one contains a fine set of butcher knives; the other is full of money. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 404. Used paperback, in very good condition. Some shelf wear.
It is the summer of 1948 when a handsome, charismatic stranger, Charlie Beale, back from war in Europe, shows up in the sleepy town of Brownsburg, Virginia. All he has with him are two suitcases: one contains a fine set of butcher knives; the other is full of money. Charlie should have turned around and walked back the other way, for what follows – the most passionate and tragic story of a forbidden love affair – will threaten to destroy everything and everyone in its path. Told through the eyes of Sam, a young boy in the town whose ... Read more
It is the summer of 1948 when a handsome, charismatic stranger, Charlie Beale, back from war in Europe, shows up in the sleepy town of Brownsburg, Virginia. All he has with him are two suitcases: one contains a fine set of butcher knives; the other is full of money. Charlie should have turned around and walked back the other way, for what follows – the most passionate and tragic story of a forbidden love affair – will threaten to destroy everything and everyone in its path. Told through the eyes of Sam, a young boy in the town whose ... Read more
Product Details
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Cornerstone
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Number of Pages
304
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780091953676
SKU
KRF0037642
Shipping Time
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Ref
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About Robert Goolrick
Robert Goolrick's debut novel, A Reliable Wife, was a number 1 New York Times bestseller and sold over a million copies. He is also the author of the acclaimed memoir The End of the World as We Know It. He lives in a small Virginia town.
Reviews for Heading Out to Wonderful
"I love Robert Goolrick’s Heading Out to Wonderful. The novel’s seductive power and the beauty of his writing create a delicious feast."
Kathryn Stockett
author of The Help
"This is a beautiful story, told in the kind of sentences Edward Hopper might have written if he had been as good at writing as he was at painting. ... Read more
Kathryn Stockett
author of The Help
"This is a beautiful story, told in the kind of sentences Edward Hopper might have written if he had been as good at writing as he was at painting. ... Read more