Edgar And Lucy
Download Edgar And Lucy full books in PDF, epub, and Kindle. Read online free Edgar And Lucy ebook anywhere anytime directly on your device. Fast Download speed and no annoying ads. We cannot guarantee that every ebooks is available!
Author | : Victor Lodato |
Publisher | : Macmillan |
Total Pages | : 544 |
Release | : 2017-03-07 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 1250096987 |
Eight-year-old Edgar Fini's loyalty is torn between the two women in his life. There's his mother, Lucy, who, though she has moments where she loves him, mostly disappears at night with her various 'suitors'. And then there's his grandmother, Florence, who dotes on him to the point where she is at a loss when he isn't around. Since his father's suicide, Florence and Edgar's relationship has become obsessive, each fully dependent on the other. When Florence suddenly dies, Lucy is thrown into the role of main caretaker and doesn't know how to handle her new job. But as Edgar and Lucy adjust, they must also deal with Ron, a local butcher who wants to court Lucy, and Conrad, an unsettlingly attentive adult whose intentions are at one more sinister and more innocent than Edgar could ever know.
Author | : Victor Lodato |
Publisher | : Macmillan + ORM |
Total Pages | : 652 |
Release | : 2017-03-07 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 1250097002 |
"On every page Lodato's prose sings with a robust, openhearted wit, making Edgar & Lucy a delight to read...Lodato keeps us in his thrall because his grip on the tiller stays reassuringly firm. Not to mention the supporting cast he's gathered, a group so eclectic and beguiling that many of them could carry an entire novel of their own. A riveting and exuberant ride." - Cynthia D'Aprix-Sweeney, The New York Times Book Review "Wonder-filled and magisterial...Lodato's skill as a poet manifests itself on every page, delighting with such elegant similes and incisive descriptions...His skill as a playwright shines in every piece of dialogue...And his skill as a fiction writer displays itself in his virtuoso command of point of view. The book pushes the boundaries of beauty." - Chicago Tribune "Edgar isn't like other boys and Lucy isn't like other moms, but grandma Florence keeps them tied to reality. And then their lives take a sharp turn...This otherworldly tale will haunt you." - People Magazine "A stunningly rendered novel" - Entertainment Weekly "A quirky coming-of-age novel that deepens into something dark and strange without losing its heart or its sense of wonder." —Tom Perrotta, bestselling author of The Leftovers Edgar and Lucy is a page-turning literary masterpiece, a stunning examination of family love and betrayal. Eight-year-old Edgar Fini remembers nothing of the accident people still whisper about. He only knows that his father is gone, his mother has a limp, and his grandmother believes in ghosts. When Edgar meets a man with his own tragic story, the boy begins a journey into a secret wilderness where nothing is clear, not even the line between the living and the dead. In order to save her son, Lucy has no choice but to confront the demons of her past. Profound, shocking, and beautiful, Edgar and Lucy is a thrilling adventure and the unlikeliest of love stories. "This tale gradually exerts a fiendish grip on the reader." —Helen Simonson, author of Major Pettigrew's Last Stand "I tore through the luminous pages of Edgar and Lucy as if possessed...What this book has to say about love and truth will stay with me for a very, very long time." —Sophie McManus, author of The Unfortunates "I love this book. Profoundly spiritual and hilariously specific...an unusual and intimate epic that manages to capture the wonder and terror of both child and parenthood with an uncanny clarity." —Lena Dunham, bestselling author of Not That Kind of Girl "Victor Lodato may be our bard of the sadness, humor, and confusion of loss. He senses the absurdities and elation of mourning and childhood with a capacious precision that brings to mind J.D. Salinger, Lorrie Moore, Karen Russell, even James Joyce. Edgar and Lucy will make you feel things you haven't felt in ages." —Daniel Torday, author of The Last Flight of Poxl West
Author | : Victor Lodato |
Publisher | : Macmillan |
Total Pages | : 608 |
Release | : 2009-09-15 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 0374204004 |
Mathilda investigates her older sister's shattering death and learns perplexing truths when she accesses her sister's computer journals and reads about a secret underworld life.
Author | : Donald E. Johanson |
Publisher | : Simon and Schuster |
Total Pages | : 282 |
Release | : 1996 |
Genre | : Australopithecines. |
ISBN | : 0684810239 |
Photographs of significant hominid fossils and artifacts illustrate an assessment of the visual proof of human evolution and the meaning of clues left by the forebears of the human race. 25,000 first printing. Tour.
Author | : Jess Oppenheimer |
Publisher | : Gregg Oppenheimer |
Total Pages | : 316 |
Release | : 1999-04 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | : 9780815605843 |
The man Lucille Ball called the brains of I Love Lucy gives us an inside view of television history as it was being made. Jess Oppenheimer's famous sitcom was the most popular and influential television phenomenon in the history of the medium. Forty-five years after its debut, it remains a favourite the world over.
Author | : Barbara Mariconda |
Publisher | : Harper Collins |
Total Pages | : 139 |
Release | : 2012-10-02 |
Genre | : Juvenile Fiction |
ISBN | : 0062119818 |
The Voyage of Lucy P. Simmons is a beautifully written middle-grade fantasy adventure that Newbery Medal–winning author Katherine Applegate says is "as magical and mysterious as the sea itself." Ever since her parents died, Lucy's house has magically awakened. An enchanted flute plays when danger is near. A sparkling mist unlocks drawers of family secrets. A mysterious woman named Marni arrives. The magic helps Lucy keep her house out of the hands of her greedy Uncle Victor. As Lucy and Marni fight to stop Victor, Lucy makes unexpected friends and discovers the power of courage. But will it be enough to prevail in the face of her evil uncle? Readers who love novels like Avi's The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle or the American Girl books will love the timeless adventure in The Voyage of Lucy P. Simmons.
Author | : Jamaica Kincaid |
Publisher | : Farrar, Straus and Giroux |
Total Pages | : 180 |
Release | : 2002-09-04 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 1466828854 |
The coming-of-age story of one of Jamaica Kincaid's most admired creations--available now in an e-book edition. Lucy, a teenage girl from the West Indies, comes to America to work as an au pair for a wealthy couple. She begins to notice cracks in their beautiful façade at the same time that the mysteries of own sexuality begin to unravel. Jamaica Kincaid has created a startling new heroine who is destined to win a place of honor in contemporary fiction.
Author | : Amy Timberlake |
Publisher | : Perfection Learning |
Total Pages | : |
Release | : 2008-06-01 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : 9781606860335 |
Lucy Moon is the kind of girl who loudly protests injustice and isn't afraid to fight it. When she's labeled a "bad influence" she begins to wonder if one person can really make a difference and questions the value of fighting against injustice.
Author | : Donald Johanson |
Publisher | : Simon and Schuster |
Total Pages | : 428 |
Release | : 1990-09-15 |
Genre | : Nature |
ISBN | : 0671724991 |
"How our oldest human ancestor was discovered--and who she was"--Cover.
Author | : Nancy Werlin |
Publisher | : Penguin |
Total Pages | : 294 |
Release | : 2009-08-11 |
Genre | : Young Adult Fiction |
ISBN | : 1101575956 |
A beautifully wrought modern fairy tale from master storyteller and award-winning author Nancy Werlin Inspired by the classic folk ballad “Scarborough Fair,” this is a wonderfully riveting novel of suspense, romance, and fantasy. Lucy is seventeen when she discovers that she is the latest recipient of a generations-old family curse that requires her to complete three seemingly impossible tasks or risk falling into madness and passing the curse on to the next generation. Unlike her ancestors, though, Lucy has family, friends, and other modern resources to help her out. But will it be enough to conquer this age-old evil?