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Gone to the Forest
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Gone to the Forest

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*San Francisco Chronicle Best Book of 2012 *Financial Times Best Book of 2012 *New Yorker Best Book of 2012 FROM THE CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED AUTHOR OF THE LONGSHOT comes this gripping saga about the destruction of a family, a home, and a way of life. Set on a struggling farm in a colonial country teetering on the brink of civil war, Gone to the Forest is a tale of family drama and political turmoil in which fiery storytelling melds with daring, original prose. Since his mother’s death, Tom and his father have fashioned a strained domestic peace, where everything is frozen under the old man’s vicious control. But when a young woman named Carine arrives at the farm, the tension between the two men escalates to the breaking point. Hailed by the Boston Globe as a major talent, Kitamura shines in this powerful new novel.

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Format
Paperback
Publisher
Free Press
Country
United States
Date
7 August 2012
Pages
224
ISBN
9781451656640

*San Francisco Chronicle Best Book of 2012 *Financial Times Best Book of 2012 *New Yorker Best Book of 2012 FROM THE CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED AUTHOR OF THE LONGSHOT comes this gripping saga about the destruction of a family, a home, and a way of life. Set on a struggling farm in a colonial country teetering on the brink of civil war, Gone to the Forest is a tale of family drama and political turmoil in which fiery storytelling melds with daring, original prose. Since his mother’s death, Tom and his father have fashioned a strained domestic peace, where everything is frozen under the old man’s vicious control. But when a young woman named Carine arrives at the farm, the tension between the two men escalates to the breaking point. Hailed by the Boston Globe as a major talent, Kitamura shines in this powerful new novel.

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Format
Paperback
Publisher
Free Press
Country
United States
Date
7 August 2012
Pages
224
ISBN
9781451656640