The Falconer

Dana Czapnik

The Falconer
Format
Hardback
Publisher
Wheeler Publishing Large Print
Country
United States
Published
24 April 2019
Pages
426
ISBN
9781432863593

The Falconer

Dana Czapnik

Coming-of-age in Manhattan may not have been done this brilliantly since Catcher in the Rye. That comparison has been made before, but this time, it’s true. Get ready to fall in love. –Kirkus Reviews (starred review) The Falconer is a novel of huge heart and fierce intelligence. It has restored my faith in pretty much everything. –Ann Patchett, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Commonwealth and co-owner of Parnassus Books

New York, 1993. Seventeen-year-old Lucy Adler, a street-smart, trash-talking baller, is often the only girl on the public courts. At turns quixotic and cynical, insecure and self-possessed, Lucy is in unrequited love with her best friend and pick-up teammate Percy, scion to a prominent New York family who insists he wishes to resist upper crust fate.

As she navigates this complex relationship with all its youthful heartache, Lucy is seduced by a different kind of life–one less consumed by conventional success and the approval of men. A pair of provocative female artists living in what remains of New York’s bohemia invite her into their world, but soon even their paradise begins to show cracks.

Told in vibrant, quicksilver prose, The Falconer is a wholly original coming-of-age story (Chloe Benjamin, New York Times bestselling author of The Immortalists), providing a snapshot of the city and America through the eyes of the children of the baby boomers grappling with privilege and the fading of radical hopes. New York Times bestselling author Claire Messud calls The Falconer an exhilarating debut, adding that Dana Czapnik’s frank heroine has a voice, and a perspective, you won’t soon forget.

This item is not currently in-stock. It can be ordered online and is expected to ship in approx 4 weeks

Our stock data is updated periodically, and availability may change throughout the day for in-demand items. Please call the relevant shop for the most current stock information. Prices are subject to change without notice.

Sign in or become a Readings Member to add this title to a wishlist.