
Is This Tomorrow
a novel
$46.44
- Paperback
384 pages
- Release Date
31 May 2015
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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