A delightful new twist on the comedy of manners, "Dear Will" is a
wry look at love lost and found through the eyes of a perplexed but
altogether charming man.
At forty-one, Will Gerard's life finally seems to be coming
together. He has worked in publishing for years, but only now as a
newly minted literary agent based in his hometown of Washington,
D.C., has he struck pay dirt. A couple of high-profile sales and a
glowing profile of Will in "The Washington Post" have lent him a
measure of fame -- not to mention a flood of mail in the form of
unpublishable manuscripts and query letters.
But one letter Will receives is different: It is from a young
woman who hints that he might be her biological father. This news
plunges Will headlong into his own past, to the childhood he spent
in Bangkok, Thailand, during the Vietnam War and the girl he met
there (and years later abandoned), who may be the mother of this
young woman. What makes Will's personal journey all the more
wrenching and poignant is that it comes in the midst of another
pressing dialogue about fatherhood. Six weeks earlier, Will met
Annie Leonard, the woman of his dreams, who is childless -- and
anxious to become a mother herself.
"Dear Will" explores the myths and challenges of modern romance
and parenthood from the man's point of view. Author Karl Ackerman
has written a funny, perceptive, and honest book about family --
the one you're born into, and the one you create.
General
Imprint: |
Scribner
|
Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
April 2000 |
First published: |
April 2000 |
Authors: |
Karl Ackerman
|
Dimensions: |
229 x 152 x 17mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback - Trade
|
Pages: |
316 |
ISBN-13: |
978-0-7432-4181-6 |
Categories: |
Books >
Fiction >
General & literary fiction >
Modern fiction
|
LSN: |
0-7432-4181-9 |
Barcode: |
9780743241816 |
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