Egan, Jennifer

Manhattan Beach

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ISBN 13:: 9781476716749
author:: Egan, Jennifer
format:: Paperback
publisher:: Scribner Book Company
language:: English
Publication Year:: 2018
Pages:: 448
Dimensions:: 132mm X 25mm
Genre:: 20.3 x 13.3 centimetres (0.27 kg, Fiction & Literature, Historical Fiction, Fiction & Literature,
Condition:: New
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A New York Times Notable Book and winner of the Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Fiction, Manhattan Beach is a daring and magnificent novel from Pulitzer Prize-winning author Jennifer Egan.

Set against the backdrop of America's transformation during World War II, this novel follows Anna Kerrigan as she navigates the complexities of her family's past and the changing world around her. From her early days working at the Brooklyn Naval Yard to a chance encounter with a man from her father's mysterious past, Anna's journey takes her into a world of gangsters, sailors, divers, and union men.

This propulsive exploration of identity, America, and the world is a transporting work of lyrical beauty and emotional heft, one that will leave you immersed in its dazzling and suspenseful narrative.

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