Groundskeeping : a novel
(Book)
Author
Published
New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2022.
Format
Book
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
323 pages ; 25 cm
Status
Main Library - Adult
Fiction Cole, L
1 available
Fiction Cole, L
1 available
Oliver La Farge - Adult
Fiction Cole, L
1 available
Fiction Cole, L
1 available
Southside - Adult
Fiction Cole, L
1 available
Fiction Cole, L
1 available
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Location | Call Number | Note | Status |
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Main Library - Adult | Fiction Cole, L | Hardcover | On Shelf |
Oliver La Farge - Adult | Fiction Cole, L | Hardcover | On Shelf |
Southside - Adult | Fiction Cole, L | Hardcover | On Shelf |
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Published
New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2022.
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Notes
General Note
Subtitle from book jacket.
General Note
"A Borzoi book."
Description
"A love story set in the foothills of Appalachia about two very different people -- Owen, from Kentucky, and Alma, the daughter of Bosnian immigrants -- navigating the entanglements of class and identify in an America coming apart at the seams."--,Provided by publisher.
Description
In the run-up to the 2016 election, aspiring writer Owen Callahan moves back to Kentucky to live with his Trump-supporting uncle and grandfather. He takes a job as a groundskeeper at a small local college, in exchange for which he is permitted to take a writing course. There he meets Alma Hazdic, a writer in residence who seems to have everything Owen lacks: a prestigious position, an Ivy League education, success as a writer. As they begin a secret relationship, Alma -- who comes from a liberal family of Bosnian immigrants -- struggles to understand Owen's fraught relationship with family and home. -- adapted from jacket
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