Wildlife / Richard Ford.
Sixteen-year-old Joe Brinson narrates this novel. His father, Jerry Binson, is a professional golfer who has moved his wife and son upstate to Great Falls, Montana, in the hope of taking advantage of the area's economic boom. Instead, he loses his job then hires on to a crew that battles wildfires....
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| Language: | English |
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London :
Collins Harvill,
1990.
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| Local Note: |
MSU: Copies 1 & 2 in dust jacket.
MSU: Copies 1 & 2 gift of Richard Ford. |
| Binding Information: |
Case bound. |
| Physical Description: | 162 pages ; 24 cm |
| Format: | Book |
| Summary: |
Sixteen-year-old Joe Brinson narrates this novel. His father, Jerry Binson, is a professional golfer who has moved his wife and son upstate to Great Falls, Montana, in the hope of taking advantage of the area's economic boom. Instead, he loses his job then hires on to a crew that battles wildfires. His wife, angered by such a reckless move and left behind at home, begins an affair with a local man. The heart of the novel is Joe's emotional struggle with his mother's infidelity and what it means to him, his father, and the future of their family. |
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| Note: | "Jacket illustration by Robert Mason." |
| Call Number: | PS3556.O713 W55 1990c |
| ISBN: | 0002710986 (cased) : |