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An edition of The Great Perhaps (2009)

The Great Perhaps

a novel

1st ed.

by

  • 1 Want to read

The sky is falling for the Caspers, a family of cowards: for Jonathan, a paleontologist, searching in vain for a prehistoric giant squid; for his wife, Madeline, an animal behaviorist with a failing experiment; for their daughter, Amelia, a disappointed teenage revolutionary; for her younger sister, Thisbe, on a frustrated search for God; and for grandfather Henry, who wants to disappear, limiting himself to thirteen words a day, then twelve, then eleven, until he will speak no more. Each fears uncertainty and the possibilities that accompany it. When Jonathan and Madeline suddenly decide to separate, this nuclear family is split, each member forced to confront his or her own cowardice, finally coming to appreciate the cloudiness of the modern age. With wit and humor, The Great Perhaps pre-sents a revealing look at anxiety, ambiguity, and the need for complicated answers to complex questions.

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W. W. Norton & Co.
Language
English
Pages
414

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Cowardice, Families, Family, Fiction, Fiction, psychological, Fiction, family life, Chicago (ill.), fiction, New York Times reviewed, Fiction, family life, general

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Apr 01, 2011, Picador USA
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Great Perhaps
2010, Norton & Company, Incorporated, W. W.
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Great Perhaps
2010, Pan Macmillan
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Great Perhaps
2010, Norton & Company, Incorporated, W. W.
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The Great Perhaps: a novel
2009, W. W. Norton & Co.
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Fiction.

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813/.54
Library of Congress
PS3563.E53 G74 2009, PS3563.E53G74 2009

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Pagination
p. cm.
Number of pages
414

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OL22843450M
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9780393067965
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2008054280
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286488630
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7829455
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5231962

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