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A Calling for Charlie Barnes

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Description for A Calling for Charlie Barnes Paperback.

From the Booker-shortlisted author of To Rise Again at a Decent Hour comes a hilarious novel about fathers, sons, thwarted dreams and confronting the reality of who we really are

'This is a fine American novel about family, love, and a decent but flawed man trying to be better. In dark times like these, I can't recommend this book too highly. It's strong' Stephen King on Twitter
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Charlie Barnes is a mid-century man devoted to his newspaper and his landline. But Charlie is about to get dragged into our troubled age by his storyteller son, who has ... Read more

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Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
2022
Publisher
Penguin
Condition
New
Number of Pages
352
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780241972953
SKU
9780241972953
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 2 to 4 working days
Ref
99-1

About Joshua Ferris
Joshua Ferris was born in Illinois in 1974. He is the author of four novels and one collection of short stories. His debut, Then We Came to the End, won the PEN/Hemingway award and was shortlisted for the National Book Award and his most recent novel, To Rise Again at A Decent Hour, was nominated for the Booker Prize and ... Read more

Reviews for A Calling for Charlie Barnes
A hilarious skewering of the American Dream by the man who must be the funniest writer we have
Sathnam Sanghera
Guardian, Best Books of 2021
This is a fine American novel about family, love, and a decent but flawed man trying to be better. In dark times like these, I can't recommend this book too highly
... Read more

Goodreads reviews for A Calling for Charlie Barnes


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