The Exact Nature of Our Wrongs

The Exact Nature of Our Wrongs - Paperback

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The Exact Nature of Our Wrongs - Paperback

The Exact Nature of Our Wrongs - Paperback

by Janet Peery
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by Janet Peery (Author)

Winner of the Library of Virginia's Emyl Jenkins Sexton Literary Award for Fiction!

"A brilliantly moving and unforgettable novel." - Jill McCorkle, author of Life After Life

Janet Peery's first novel, The River Beyond the World, was a National Book Award finalist in 1996. Acclaimed for her gorgeous writing and clear-eyed gaze into the hearts of people, Peery now returns with her second novel, The Exact Nature of Our Wrongs.

On a summer evening in the blue-collar town of Amicus, Kansas, the Campbell family gathers for a birthday dinner for their ailing patriarch, retired judge Abel Campbell, prepared and hosted by their still-hale mother Hattie. But when Billy, the youngest sibling--with a history of addiction, grand ideas, and misdemeanors--passes out in his devil's food cake, the family takes up the unfinished business of Billy's sobriety.

Billy's wayward adventures have too long consumed their lives, in particular Hattie's, who has enabled his transgressions while trying to save him from Abel's disappointment. As the older children--Doro, Jesse, ClairBell, and Gideon--contend with their own troubles, they compete for the approval of the elderly parents they adore, but can't quite forgive.

With knowing humor and sure-handed storytelling, Janet Peery reveals a family at its best and worst, with old wounds and new, its fractures and feuds, and yet its unbreakable bonds.

Author Biography

JANET PEERY's books include Alligator Dance (stories), What the Thunder Said (a novella and stories), and her first novel The River Beyond the World, which was a finalist for the National Book Award. She has received numerous honors for her fiction including the Rosenthal Award from the American Academy of Arts and Letters, the Whiting Foundation, the Guggenheim Foundation, and the National Endowment for the Arts, among others. She lives in Cape Charles, Virginia.

Number of Pages: 288
Dimensions: 0.9 x 8 x 5.1 IN
Publication Date: September 18, 2018
ISBN9781250293756
Author Janet Peery
PublisherPicador USA
GenreLiterature
FormatPaperback
PublishedSeptember 2018
LanguageENG- English
Pages288
Weight1.0 lb
Print SizeStandard Print

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