Northwest Corner

A Novel

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Author: John Burnham Schwartz ISBN: 9780679605119
Publisher: Random House Publishing Group Publication: July 26, 2011
Imprint: Random House Language: English
Author: John Burnham Schwartz
ISBN: 9780679605119
Publisher: Random House Publishing Group
Publication: July 26, 2011
Imprint: Random House
Language: English

“Nuanced and moving . . . [a] story about the indestructible bonds of family.”—The New York Times

From John Burnham Schwartz, one of the our most compelling and compassionate writers, comes a riveting novel about the complex, fierce, ultimately inspiring resilience of families in the face of life’s most difficult and unexpected challenges. Twelve years after a tragic accident and a cover-up that led to prison time, Dwight Arno, at fifty, is a man who has started over without exactly moving on. Living alone in California, Dwight manages a sporting goods store and dates a woman to whom he hasn’t revealed the truth about his past. Then Sam, Dwight’s estranged college-age son, shows up without warning, fleeing a devastating incident in his own life. As the two men are forced to confront their similar natures and their half-buried hopes for connection, they must also search for redemption in their attempts to rewrite, outrun, or eradicate the past.
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Praise for Northwest Corner

“A great American novel.”—Abraham Verghese
 
“One of the most emotionally commanding novels of the year."—NPR
 
“Exhilarating . . . In Schwartz’s hands, the narrative unfolds delicately, each chapter a puzzle piece that fits seamlessly into the whole. [Grade:] A.”***—Entertainment Weekly***
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“A compelling tale of a family . . . finding their way back together again.”*—The Christian Science Monitor***
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“Stark and deeply affecting . . . Readers will grow to care deeply about whether and how [the characters’] lives can be redeemed.”—Kirkus Reviews (starred review)
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“The masterful Northwest Corner is that finest of things—a moral novel about mortal events.”
—Dennis Lehane

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“Nuanced and moving . . . [a] story about the indestructible bonds of family.”—The New York Times

From John Burnham Schwartz, one of the our most compelling and compassionate writers, comes a riveting novel about the complex, fierce, ultimately inspiring resilience of families in the face of life’s most difficult and unexpected challenges. Twelve years after a tragic accident and a cover-up that led to prison time, Dwight Arno, at fifty, is a man who has started over without exactly moving on. Living alone in California, Dwight manages a sporting goods store and dates a woman to whom he hasn’t revealed the truth about his past. Then Sam, Dwight’s estranged college-age son, shows up without warning, fleeing a devastating incident in his own life. As the two men are forced to confront their similar natures and their half-buried hopes for connection, they must also search for redemption in their attempts to rewrite, outrun, or eradicate the past.
** **
Praise for Northwest Corner

“A great American novel.”—Abraham Verghese
 
“One of the most emotionally commanding novels of the year."—NPR
 
“Exhilarating . . . In Schwartz’s hands, the narrative unfolds delicately, each chapter a puzzle piece that fits seamlessly into the whole. [Grade:] A.”***—Entertainment Weekly***
* *
“A compelling tale of a family . . . finding their way back together again.”*—The Christian Science Monitor***
* *
“Stark and deeply affecting . . . Readers will grow to care deeply about whether and how [the characters’] lives can be redeemed.”—Kirkus Reviews (starred review)
 **
“The masterful Northwest Corner is that finest of things—a moral novel about mortal events.”
—Dennis Lehane

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