Is This Tomorrow, 9781616200541
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In 1956, Ava Lark rents a house with her twelve-year-old son, Lewis, in a desirable Boston suburb. Ava is beautiful, divorced, Jewish, and a working mum. She finds her neighbours less than welcoming. Lewis yearns for his absent father, befriending the only other fatherless kids: Jimmy and Rose. One …

Is This Tomorrow

a novel

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  • Paperback

    384 pages

  • Release Date

    31 May 2015

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Summary

In 1956, Ava Lark rents a house with her twelve-year-old son, Lewis, in a desirable Boston suburb. Ava is beautiful, divorced, Jewish, and a working mom. She finds her neighbors less than welcoming. Lewis yearns for his absent father, befriending the only other fatherless kids: Jimmy and Rose. One afternoon, Jimmy goes missing. The neighborhood—in the throes of Cold War paranoia—seizes the opportunity to further ostracize Ava and her son.Years later, when Lewis and Rose reunite to untangle…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781616200541
ISBN-10:1616200545
Author:Caroline Leavitt
Publisher:Workman Publishing
Imprint:Algonquin Books
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:384
Release Date:31 May 2015
Weight:374g
Dimensions:208mm x 140mm x 26mm
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Critics Review

“Riveting.”—Vanity Fair

“An insightful parable about a ‘complicated and uncertain era.’” –The Week

“An arresting portrait of bygone America” –San Francisco Chronicle

“[T]aut and resonant mystery.”—Barnes Noble Review

“Leavitt is a lovely writer and here she tells an absorbing story.”—New York Daily News“Not only is [Leavitt] an incredibly accomplished novelist, she’s also a crackerjack human being.”—The Huffington Post“Leavitt has a way of crafting the loveliest novels out of tragedy … It’s her examination of loss, grief, and disappointment that will engross readers.”—Booklist“This tale of domestic suspense builds to a shocking climax and will appeal to anyone immersed in suburban lore.”—Library Journal

About The Author

Caroline Leavitt

Caroline Leavitt is the award-winning author of twelve novels, including the New York Times bestsellers Pictures of You and Is This Tomorrow. Her essays and stories have been included in New York magazine, Psychology Today, More, Parenting, Redbook, and Salon. She’s a book critic for People, the Boston Globe, and the San Francisco Chronicle, and she teaches writing online at Stanford and UCLA.

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