Let Me Be Frank With You
A Frank Bascombe Book
Format:Paperback
Publisher:Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Published:10th Sep '15
Should be back in stock very soon
Shortlisted for the Pulitzer Prize 2015, Let Me Be Frank with You marks a return to the territory that sealed Richard Ford’s reputation as a master: the world of Frank Bascombe
Richard Ford returns with four deftly linked Christmas stories narrated by the iconic Frank Bascombe. Now sixty-eight, Frank resides again in the New Jersey suburb of Haddam, and has thrived – seemingly but not utterly – amidst the devastations of Hurricane Sandy. The desolations of Sandy, which left countless lives unmoored, are the perfect backdrop for Ford – and Bascombe. With a flawless comedic sensibility and unblinking intelligence, these stories range over the full complement of universal subjects: ageing, race, loss, faith, marriage, the real estate debacle – the tumult of the world we live in.
Ford here is at the top of his form … Stylish, elegiac and funny * John Banville, Guardian Books of the Year *
Funny, touching and profound * Financial Times *
Exquisitely written, surprising and heart-breaking … This is a work of understated power, intelligence and not a little mischief * Independent *
Another seemingly effortless Ford masterpiece * Daily Mail *
A huge talent. There is no denying Frank Bascombe is in ripping form and reading this makes you want to return to the trilogy * Irish Times *
Written in a fresh, graceful, accessible voice … In the supple, thickly detailed Bascombe prose, shifting effortlessly from lyrical to vulgar in a sentence … There are many small marvels * Sunday Times *
ISBN: 9781408853597
Dimensions: unknown
Weight: 180g
256 pages