The lay of the land / by Richard Ford.

"A sportswriter and a real estate agent, husband and father--Frank Bascombe has been many things to many people. His uncertain youth behind him, we follow him through three days during the autumn of 2000, when his trade as a realtor on the Jersey Shore is thriving. But as a presidential election han...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Ford, Richard, 1944-
Other Authors: Ford, Kristina, 1946- (Dedicatee)
Language:English
Published: Toronto : Vintage Canada, 2007.
Edition:Vintage Canada edition.
Subjects:
Genre:
Local Note:
MSU: Copies 1 & 2 gift of Richard Ford.
Binding Information:
Perfect bound.
Physical Description:485 pages ; 21 cm
Format: Book

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