The high ideals and inevitable compromises of the 1960s form the background to this acclaimed first novel. Phoebe O'Connor, eighteen years old in the summer of 1978, is too young to have known the sixties, but old enough to wistfully long for what is now past. Living in San Francisco with her mother, Phoebe has always been obsessed by the memory of her charismatic older sister, Faith, a passionate flower child who died in Italy in 1970. Searching for the truth about her death and life, Phoebe impulsively follows Faith's ...
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The high ideals and inevitable compromises of the 1960s form the background to this acclaimed first novel. Phoebe O'Connor, eighteen years old in the summer of 1978, is too young to have known the sixties, but old enough to wistfully long for what is now past. Living in San Francisco with her mother, Phoebe has always been obsessed by the memory of her charismatic older sister, Faith, a passionate flower child who died in Italy in 1970. Searching for the truth about her death and life, Phoebe impulsively follows Faith's trail from San Francisco through Europe, culminating in the very place where she leapt to her death. The truth that Phoebe discovers on her journey is larger and darker than one death, going straight to the ambiguous heart of a generation that tried to follow its dreams of freedom. `Egan writes well about her chosen period, conveying its atmosphere of self-conscious decadence with unerring accuracy' The Times `A trip that takes the reader through stunning emotional terrain' New Yorker `A real page turner. Dramatic, suspenseful and beautifully written' Robert Stone
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Very good in very good dust jacket. Light shelf wear and evidence of general use to DJ, page edges slightly sunned. 338 p. ** If you have any queries about this book, please don't hesitate to contact us on hello@ravenbooks. ie ** By the author of the Pulitzer prize-winning 'A Visit from the Goon Squad'. The high ideals and inevitable compromises of the 1960's form the background to this acclaimed first novel Phoebe O'Connor, eighteen years old in the summer of 1978, is obsessed by the memory of her charismatic older sister, Faith, a flower child who died in Italy in 1970. Searching for the truth about her death and life, Phoebe follows Faith's trail from San Francisco through Europe, ending up in the very place where Faith leapt to her death. The truth that Phoebe discovers there is larger and darker than one death; it goes to the ambiguous heart of a generation that tried to follow its dreams of freedom, and reveals the complex and disturbing nature of those dreams.
When I started thinking about books I?d like to review, Jennifer Egan?s novel ?The Invisible Circus? came to mind immediately. I found this novel in a used bookstore in the summer of 2001. Pat Conroy was one of my favorite authors, and his praise for this book intrigued me: ?If there were any justice in the world, no one would be allowed to write a first novel of such beauty and accomplishment.? The story follows Phoebe, a recent graduate of high school in the late 1970?s, who is still trying to resolve her feelings about the life and death of her older sister, Faith. Growing up in San Francisco, Faith came of age in ?the ?60?s?, at the epicenter of the counterculture, the Beat poets, excitement about changes, talk of revolution. Since Phoebe was only a child at the time, she sees herself, Faith, and those times through the distorted mirror of a little sister?s awe. To find herself and find out what happened to Faith, Phoebe impulsively leaves on a trip, following Faith?s old postcards from her travels, like a treasure map. Phoebe?s discoveries ? in her own memories and in the stories of people who knew Faith in her last days ? are touching, mesmerizing, shocking, and ultimately, healing. This is a story where the characters give us the chance to ask the question they themselves struggle with ? do we love the people in our lives for who they truly are, or who we imagine them to be? And how will we deal with the disparity between our beliefs and the reality of a person we love, especially if that truth is a sudden and unwelcome revelation? There are many books written about sisters, about the effect a death has on a family and the survivors, and on the experiences of people during the 1960?s. For me, ?The Invisible Circus? handles these intricate matters with an unparalled grace and clarity. Although Egan tackles complex emotions across a web of interconnected characters, the situations never feel contrived, and the resolution is satisfying and real ? unforced. Since ?The Invisible Circus?, Jennifer Egan wrote a second novel, ?Look at Me?, that was a finalist for the National Book Award. With her third novel ? ?The Keep?? just released last month, she?s again receiving national attention.
