âTake the advice of no one,â August Kleinmanâs mother says to him while August is still a young boy in Germany, and with these words to guide him, he escapes Nazi Germany and goes on to build a fortune, a family, and life on his own terms in America. At the defining moments that reveal character and shape fate â a shocking encounter with a Japanese soldier in a cave during World War II, the audacious decision to start a brewery in Pittsburgh and a violent reaction against threats to its independent success, a vacation in Barbados, during which his beloved wife mysteriously wanders off, the birth of his grandson â Augustâs instincts are determinative in a way that illuminates how lives unfold at the deepest levels. This is a brilliant, suspenseful, surprising novel by one of Americaâs finest writers. Publisherâs Weekly called Ethan Caninâs For Kings and Planets âMasterful ⦠a classic parable of the human condition,â and the same can be said about Carry Me Across the Water.
Categories:
- Literature & Fiction
- Historical Fiction
- Jewish
- Historical Fiction
Publisher : Random House
Author : Canin, Ethan
Language : English
Edition : First Edition
Published :2001-05-01
Number Of Pages : 206
Binding : hardcover
ISBN-10 : 0679456791
ISBN-13 : 9780679456797
Item weight : 1.12 lb
Dimensions : 1.02 in x 6.65 in x 9.65 in
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