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Publisher: Little Brown & Company
Category: Fiction
Format: Trade Paperback
Publish Date: 9/22/2010
Price: $13.99/$16.99
ISBN: 9780316034005
Pages: 336
Size: 5-1/2" x 8-1/4"
He was going to lose the house and everything in it.
The rare pleasure of a bath, the copper pots hanging above the kitchen island, his family-again he would lose his family. He stood inside the house and took stock. Everything in it had been taken for granted. How had that happened again? He had promised himself not to take anything for granted and now he couldn't recall the moment that promise had given way to the everyday.
Tim Farnsworth is a handsome, healthy man, aging with the grace of a matinee idol. His wife Jane still loves him, and for all its quiet trials, their marriage is still stronger than most. Despite long hours at the office, he remains passionate about his work, and his partnership at a prestigious Manhattan law firm means that the work he does is important. And, even as his daughter Becka retreats behind her guitar, her dreadlocks and her puppy fat, he offers her every one of a father's honest lies about her being the most beautiful girl in the world.
He loves his wife, his family, his work, his home. He loves his kitchen. And then one day he stands up and walks out. And keeps walking.
THE UNNAMED is a dazzling novel about a marriage and a family and the unseen forces of nature and desire that seem to threaten them both. It is the heartbreaking story of a life taken for granted and what happens when that life is abruptly and irrevocably taken away.
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About the author (from the publisher):
Joshua Ferris's first novel, Then We Came to the End, won the PEN/Hemingway Award, the Barnes and Noble Discover Award, and was a National Book Award finalist. It has been translated into 24 languages. His fiction has appeared in The New Yorker, Granta, Best New American Voices, New Stories from the South, Prairie Schooner, and The Iowa Review. He lives in New York.
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• Deadline for entry is 11:59 p.m. EST on Monday, September 27, 2010.
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Thank you to Valerie
at Hachette Book Group
at Hachette Book Group
for making this giveaway possible.
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THIS CONTEST IS NOW CLOSED.
THIS CONTEST IS NOW CLOSED.
87 comments:
I am intrigued with this wonderful novel. It sounds unique and emotionally beautiful as well as profound. thanks. saubleb(at)gmail(dot)com
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What a neat premise for a book - things arean't always they appear on the outside
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Well, obviously I am going to HAVE to read this one!
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Why does he walk away? I would love to win.
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This book has had my attention, since I first saw it on the blogs. It looks really interesting. I'd love to be entered to win it.
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Oh I'd been meaning to read this one and would love to win a copy!
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This sounds like a novel with strong characterization. I'd love to read it.
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I liked the idea of the plot. Taking anything for granted is bad, but when you do that in life, you fail to appreciate it. I would really like to read this book.
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The title "grabs" you...makes you wonder why someone or something would be unnamed. Title is a great teaser.
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Joshua Ferris is an author I've been wanting to try, this book's message caught my eye, would like a chance to win. Thank you.
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I am very interested in seeing why he walks out and leaves everything. Please enter me in contest. I am a follower and email subscriber. Tore923@aol.com
I was intrigued the second I read "never take anything for granted."
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I've been reading good reviews of this book for a while, so I would love to win a copy!
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I am very interested in the fact that he just walks out on the family. I have heard that this often happens. What goes on in his thoughts when he does this?
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an interesting story line...thanks for the chance to read this novel ;)
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This sounds like a good one for my book club. Please enter me, thanks.
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I would love to read this. I had a friend whose mother did this. She just walked away from her and her father. It was a surprise to everyone. She left a note and never came back. I always wondered how a mother could do that. I understand leaving your marriage but your child I never quite understood.
Thanks for the great giveaway :)
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This sounds like an interesting book. I went through a period in my life, where there were times when just taking off and not coming back seemed like the answer. I'm glad I didn't. But, I understand the feeling.
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I really want to win this one so please do enter me in your giveaway and thanks!
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This book sounds like a wonderful read. Please include me in your giveaway.
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Sounds like a good book. Thanks for the giveaway.
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After reading that I'm just thinking--wow, what happened!? I would love to read this book.
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I am intrigued. The description really leaves a lot of questions open.. I need to read this book and find out just what is going on in this man's life and in his mind. It sounds like a fascinating story.
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Makes me want to know what happens about the life taken for granted - sounds very interesting.
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I think everyone has one of those moments where they wish they could just get up and walk away.
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I have not read his books yet but the covers make me interested. They are so unique.
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This sounds like a can't-put-down book. I'd love to read it. Thanks for the giveaway.
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The title makes me wonder if the author was drawing a blank to think of a title hmmm...
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I gather it's not that rare that people walk away from their lives. Would love to read this.
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I really enjoyed his first book "Then We Came to the End". I actually reviewed it on my book blog!
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I have to admit, just picking up and walking out has sometimes crossed my mind as well (especially re: my job!). Sounds like a very intriguing read. Thanks for the chance to win.
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