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Once in the Blue Moon
Virginia Reeves; Illustrated by Kyle Hobratschk
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Written with profound beauty and a clear, distinct voice, Once in
the Blue Moon is a unique book presenting a young girl’s point of
view on a crucial turning point in her family’s life in rural,
World War II-era Oklahoma.
LONGLISTED FOR THE MAN BOOKER PRIZE FOR FICTION 2016 Placing itself
perfectly alongside acclaimed work by Philipp Meyer, Jane Smiley
and JM Coetzee, this debut novel charts the story of Roscoe T
Martin in rural Alabama in the 1920s. Roscoe has set his sights on
a new type of power spreading at the start of the 20th century:
electricity. It becomes his training, his life's work. But when his
wife Marie inherits her father's failing farm, Roscoe has to give
it up, with great cost to his pride and sense of self, his marriage
and his family. Realising that he might lose them all, he uses his
skills as an electrician to siphon energy from the state, ushering
in a period of bounty and happiness on a farm recently falling to
ruin. Even the love of Marie and their son seems back within
Roscoe's grasp. Then everything changes. A young man is
electrocuted on their land. Roscoe is arrested for manslaughter and
- no longer an electrician or even a farmer - he must now carve out
a place in a violent new world. 'Gorgeously spare and brilliantly
insightful, Work Like Any Other is a striking debut about love and
redemption, the heavy burdens of family and guilt, and learning how
to escape them ... Virginia Reeves is a major new talent' Philipp
Meyer, bestselling author of The Son 'An exceptional novel ... I
absolutely loved it' Kevin Powers, author of The Yellow Birds
'Assured and absorbing ... a potent mix of icy honesty and
heart-wrenching tenderness' Jim Crace, author of Harvest and Being
Dead
'A remarkable case study in the unpredictability of attraction . .
. fresh and memorable' Guardian 'Even-handed and sensitive, this
psychologically acute novel is a compassionate reflection on the
commitments we make, both professional and personal' Esquire 'A
superb writer, moving with crisp, swift strokes over the thorny
question of how far people ever change' Daily Mail From 2016 Man
Booker longlisted Virginia Reeves comes a moving and riveting new
novel about the head doctor of a mental institution whose marriage
and job come under threat when he and a younger patient develop a
relationship. Doctor Ed Malinowski believes he has realized most of
his dreams. A passionate, ambitious behavioural psychologist, he is
now the superintendent of a mental institution and finally turning
the previously crumbling hospital around. He also has a home he can
be proud of, and a fiercely independent, artistic wife Laura, whom
he hopes will soon be pregnant. But into this perfect vision of his
life comes Penelope, a beautiful, young epileptic who should never
have been placed in his institution and whose only chance at
getting out is Ed. She is intelligent, charming and slowly falling
in love with her charismatic, compassionate doctor. As their
relationship grows more complicated and Laura stubbornly starts
working at his hospital, Ed must weigh his professional
responsibilities against his personal ones and find a way to save
both his job and his family. A love triangle set in one of the most
chaotic, combustible settings imaginable, The Behaviour of Love is
an incredibly compulsive, poignant exploration of marriage, lust,
and ambition from one of America's great young literary talents.
'Reeves's theme - as in her debut - is the limits of forgiveness.
She's a superb writer, moving with crisp, swift strokes over the
thorny question of how far people ever change' Daily Mail Praise
for Work Like Any Other: 'A striking debut about love and
redemption, the heavy burdens of family and guilt and learning how
to escape them. Powerfully told and lyrically written, there is not
a false note in this book. Reeves is a major new talent' Philipp
Meyer, author of The Son 'Work Like Any Other is an exceptional
novel told in clear, direct, and starkly beautiful language.
Virginia Reeves has a gift for bringing to life all the tensions
that emerge wherever people, place, and progress collide. I
absolutely loved it' Kevin Powers, author of The Yellow Birds
'Assured and absorbing... a potent mix of icy honesty and
heart-wrenching tenderness' Jim Crace 'Beautifully written, this is
an unusual and moving debut' Sunday Times 'A slow-burning pleasure.
Brutal, beautiful, and to some significant extent, redemptive'
Daily Mail
From 2016 Man Booker longlisted Virginia Reeves comes a moving and
riveting new novel about the head doctor of a mental institution
whose marriage and job come under threat when he and a younger
patient develop a relationship. Doctor Ed Malinowski believes he
has realized most of his dreams. A passionate, ambitious
behavioural psychologist, he is now the superintendent of a mental
institution and finally turning the previously crumbling hospital
around. He also has a home he can be proud of, and a fiercely
independent, artistic wife Laura, whom he hopes will soon be
pregnant. But into this perfect vision of his life comes Penelope,
a beautiful, young epileptic who should never have been placed in
his institution and whose only chance at getting out is Ed. She is
intelligent, charming and slowly falling in love with her
charismatic, compassionate doctor. As their relationship grows more
complicated and Laura stubbornly starts working at his hospital, Ed
must weigh his professional responsibilities against his personal
ones and find a way to save both his job and his family. A love
triangle set in one of the most chaotic, combustible settings
imaginable, The Behaviour of Love is an incredibly compulsive,
poignant exploration of marriage, lust, and ambition from one of
America's great young literary talents. 'Reeves's theme - as in her
debut - is the limits of forgiveness. She's a superb writer, moving
with crisp, swift strokes over the thorny question of how far
people ever change' Daily Mail Praise for Work Like Any Other: 'A
striking debut about love and redemption, the heavy burdens of
family and guilt and learning how to escape them. Powerfully told
and lyrically written, there is not a false note in this book.
Reeves is a major new talent' Philipp Meyer, author of The Son
'Work Like Any Other is an exceptional novel told in clear, direct,
and starkly beautiful language. Virginia Reeves has a gift for
bringing to life all the tensions that emerge wherever people,
place, and progress collide. I absolutely loved it' Kevin Powers,
author of The Yellow Birds 'Assured and absorbing... a potent mix
of icy honesty and heart-wrenching tenderness' Jim Crace
'Beautifully written, this is an unusual and moving debut' Sunday
Times 'A slow-burning pleasure. Brutal, beautiful, and to some
significant extent, redemptive' Daily Mail
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