Here I Am |
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Author:
| Foer, Jonathan Safran |
ISBN: | 978-0-241-96638-9 |
Publication Date: | May 2017 |
Publisher: | Penguin Books, Limited
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Book Format: | Paperback |
List Price: | AUD $22.99 |
Book Description:
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Jacob and Julia Bloch have a problem. While they've been coaxing Jacob's grandfather into a retirement home, bracing themselves for a family reunion, and struggling to keep their eldest son from being expelled, a discovery is made that risks destroying their marriage. And as domestic crises multiply in the foreground, a global disaster is looming on the horizon... Confronting the enduring question of what it means to be human with inventiveness, irreverence and compassion,...
More DescriptionJacob and Julia Bloch have a problem. While they've been coaxing Jacob's grandfather into a retirement home, bracing themselves for a family reunion, and struggling to keep their eldest son from being expelled, a discovery is made that risks destroying their marriage. And as domestic crises multiply in the foreground, a global disaster is looming on the horizon...
Confronting the enduring question of what it means to be human with inventiveness, irreverence and compassion, Here I Am is a great American novel for our times, a masterpiece about how we live now.