The Bascombe Novels by Richard Ford

The Bascombe Novels by Richard Ford

A trilogy of brilliant novels--The Sportswriter, the Pulitzer Prize-winning Independence Day, and The Lay of the Land--that charts the life and times of Frank Bascombe, one of the most beloved and enduring characters in modern fiction. 

When we meet Frank Bascombe in The Sportswriter, his unguarded voice instantly wins us over and pulls us into a life that has been irrevocably changed--by the loss of a marriage, a career, a child. We then follow Frank, ever laconic and observant, through Independence Day and The Lay of the Land, witnessing his fortune's rise and his family's fragmentation. With finely honed prose and an eye that captures the most subtle nuances of the human condition--all its pathos and beauty and strangeness--Ford transforms this ordinary man's life into a riveting, moving parable of life in America today.

Richard Ford graduated in botany from University College, London, followed by a postgraduate course specialising in plant pathology at Cambridge University. After 25 years in the crop protecting industry, Richard with his wife Mary set up Park Green Nurseries, which has now been established for over 25 years and specializes in Hostas. Richard and Mary have been awarded 180 gold medals for their hosta displays, this tally includes over 60 Royal Horticultural Society gold medals with seven awarded at the Chelsea Flower Show.

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ISBN 13	9780307269034
ISBN 10	0307269035
Title	The Bascombe Novels
Author	Richard Ford
Series	Everyman's Library Contemporary Classics Series
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Random House USA Inc
Year published	2009-04-14
Number of pages	1352
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