Casebook : a novel / Mona Simpson.
"From the acclaimed and award-winning author of Anywhere But Here and My Hollywood, a powerful new novel about a young boy's quest to uncover the mysteries of his unraveling family. What he discovers turns out to be what he least wants to know: the inner workings of his parents' lives. And even then...
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| Language: | English |
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New York :
Alfred A. Knopf,
2014.
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| Physical Description: | 317 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm |
| Format: | Book |
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