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Christmas in Austin

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Pub Date Nov 07 2019 | Archive Date Nov 12 2019

Faber and Faber Ltd | Faber & Faber

General Fiction (Adult) | Literary Fiction

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A brilliant slice of family life from one of Granta's Best Young British Novelists. When the four Essinger children gather in Austin for Christmas, they all bring their news. Nathan is hoping to become a Federal judge. Susie’s husband has taken a job in England. Jean has asked her boyfriend and boss to meet her family. Paul has broken up with Dana, mother of their son Cal. But their parents have plans, too, and invite Dana to stay, hoping to bring the couple back together. As the week unfolds, the Essingers all face conflicts of loyalty and tensions between old families and new. Rich, intimate, and deeply perceptive, Benjamin Markovits' Christmas in Austin beautifully explores the deep-rooted division between the world we grow up in, and the life we make for ourselves.
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Advance Praise

PRAISE FOR A WEEKEND IN NEW YORK:

‘In tender, compassionate prose and a deftly compressed time-scheme, Markovits glints through desire, ennui, misunderstanding, and love, illuminating one family's life so that it glows collectively like a human panorama.’ Jonathan Lethem on A Weekend in New York

'A book to be savoured .... for its granular evocation of family life. Hugely enjoyable.' Observer on A Weekend in New York

'So rewarding ... Perfectly satisfying and bravely open.' Scotland on Sunday on A Weekend in New York

PRAISE FOR A WEEKEND IN NEW YORK:

‘In tender, compassionate prose and a deftly compressed time-scheme, Markovits glints through desire, ennui, misunderstanding, and love, illuminating one family's...

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EDITION Other Format
ISBN 9780571354795
PRICE $24.00 (USD)
PAGES 320

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