City Boy by Jean Thompson
Newlyweds Jack and Chloe are building a life together in a modest Chicago apartment. The city is theirs to enjoy as Jack struggles to pursue a writing career and Chloe works downtown, applying herself to the world of high finance. While Jack aspires to be the perfect husband, his own self-doubts and Chloe's office flirtations cast shadows. Jealousy and mis-behavior undermine their notions of themselves and of each other, and their lives take on uncomfortable parallels with the volatile, chaotic existence of their raffish, menacing neighbors. In the intense heat of one Chicago summer, Jack and Chloe's marriage roils into a queasy chemistry of vanity, lust, and greed. Thompson writes with piercing insight and emotional truth, setting off literary fireworks.Jean Thompson is the author of two critically lauded collections, Toss Like a Girl and Who Do You Love, as well as the novels City Boy and Wide Blue Yonder, which were both finalists for the 1999 National Book Award for Fiction. She resides in the city of Urbana, Illinois.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780743242837 |
| ISBN 10 | 0743242831 |
| Title | City Boy |
| Author | Jean Thompson |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Simon & Schuster |
| Year published | 2005-04-05 |
| Number of pages | 306 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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