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Moving between past and present, an unforgettable novel of loss and redemption weaves together the story of Harvey's childhood with her Uncle Jason, a disabled felon with a violent past who took her in after her parents died, and as a young woman in Paris as she awaits his arrival for a Father's Day visit in hopes to deepen their already strong bond. 40,000 first printing.
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When devastating news shatters the life of six-year-old Harvey, she finds herself in the care of a veteran social worker, Wanda, and alone in the world save for one relative she has never met'a disabled felon, haunted by a violent past he can't escape.Moving between past and present, Father's Day weaves together the story of Harvey's childhood on Long Island and her life as a young woman in Paris. Written in raw, spare prose that personifies the characters, this novel is the journey of two people searching for a future in the ruin of their past.Father's Day is a meditation on the quiet, sublime power of compassion, and the beauty of simple, everyday things'a breakthrough work from one of our most gifted chroniclers of the human heart.
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