When high school teacher Caelum Quirk and his wife, Maureen,
move to Littleton, Colorado, they both get jobs at Columbine High
School. In April 1999, while Caelum is away, Maureen finds herself
in the library at Columbine, cowering in a cabinet and expecting to
be killed. Miraculously, she survives. But when Caelum and Maureen
flee to an illusion of safety on the Quirk family's Connecticut
farm, they discover that the effects of chaos are not easily put
right.
While Maureen fights to regain her sanity, Caelum discovers
five generations' worth of diaries, letters, and newspaper
clippings in his family's house. As unimaginable secrets emerge,
Caelum grapples with the past and struggles to fashion a future
from the ashes of tragedy. His quest for meaning is at once mythic
and contemporary, personal and quintessentially American.
General
Imprint: |
HarperCollins Publishers
|
Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
November 2008 |
First published: |
November 2008 |
Authors: |
Wally Lamb
|
Dimensions: |
229 x 157 x 48mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback - Trade
|
Pages: |
1136 |
Edition: |
Large type / large print edition |
ISBN-13: |
978-0-06-171179-4 |
Categories: |
Books >
Fiction >
General & literary fiction >
Modern fiction
|
LSN: |
0-06-171179-9 |
Barcode: |
9780061711794 |
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