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Long for This World: A Novel Paperback - 2004
by Michael Byers
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- Paperback
This wise and richly symphonic first novel by the award-winning author of "The Coast of Good Intentions" is a thoroughly contemporary family drama that hinges on a riveting medical dilemma.
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Details
- Title Long for This World: A Novel
- Author Michael Byers
- Binding Paperback
- Edition Reprint
- Condition Used - Very Good
- Pages 448
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Mariner Books, Boston, MA
- Date 2004-05-21
- Bookseller's Inventory # D19331
- ISBN 9780618446483 / 0618446486
- Weight 1.12 lbs (0.51 kg)
- Dimensions 8.38 x 5.56 x 1.14 in (21.29 x 14.12 x 2.90 cm)
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Themes
- Cultural Region: Pacific Northwest
- Cultural Region: Western U.S.
- Geographic Orientation: Washington
- Sex & Gender: Feminine
- Library of Congress subjects Domestic fiction, Psychological fiction
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 2002191292
- Dewey Decimal Code FIC
Summary
A wise and richly symphonic first novel, Long for This World is a thoroughly contemporary family drama that hinges on a riveting medical dilemma. Dr. Henry Moss is a dedicated geneticist who stumbles upon a possible cure for a disease that causes rapid aging and early death in children. Although his discovery may hold the key to eternal youth, exploiting it is an ethical minefield. Henry must make a painful choice: he can save the life of a critically ill boy he has grown to love at the cost of his career or he can sell his findings for a fortune to match the wealth of his dot-com-rich Seattle neighbors. Henry turns to his family for support, and in their intimately detailed lives unfolds a story of unforgettable characters grappling with their own demons.
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IT WAS A BIG OLD pleasant high school gym, built in the twenties and not much disturbed by renovation.
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Citations
- New York Times, 06/20/2004, Page 20