An American Tune A Novel |
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| Author:
| Shoup, Barbara |
| Series title: | Break Away Bks. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-253-00742-1 |
| Publication Date: | Sep 2012 |
| Publisher: | Indiana University Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $19.00 |
Book Description:
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While reluctantly accompanying her husband and daughter to freshman orientationat Indiana University, Nora Quillen hears someone call her name, a name she has not heard in more than 25 years. Not even her husband knows that back in the 60s she was Jane Barth, a student deeply involved in the antiwar movement. An American Tune moves back and forth in time, telling the story of Jane, a girl from a workingclass family who fled town after she was complicit in a deadly bombing, and Nora,...
More DescriptionWhile reluctantly accompanying her husband and daughter to freshman orientationat Indiana University, Nora Quillen hears someone call her name, a name she has not heard in more than 25 years. Not even her husband knows that back in the 60s she was Jane Barth, a student deeply involved in the antiwar movement. An American Tune moves back and forth in time, telling the story of Jane, a girl from a workingclass family who fled town after she was complicit in a deadly bombing, and Nora, the woman she became, a wife and mother living a quiet life in northern Michigan.