Dad: a Novel by William Wharton
John Tremont, a middle-aged man with a family, is summoned to his mother's bedside after she has suffered a heart attack. When he arrives, he finds her shaken but surviving; it is his father, left alone, who is unable to cope, who begins to fail, to slip away from life. Joined by his nineteen-year-old son, John suddenly becomes enmeshed in the frightening, consuming, endless minutiae of caring for a beloved, dying parent. He also finds himself inescapably confronting his own middle age, jammed between his son's feckless impatience to get on with his life and his father's heartbreaking willingness to let go. A story of the love that binds generations, Dad celebrates the universe of possibilities within every individual life.
William Wharton is the pen name for the author of eight books, including Birdy, Dad, A Midnight Clear, Scumbler, Pride, Tidings, Franky Furbo, and Last Lovers, as well as two memoirs, Houseboat on the Seine and Ever After. His books have been translated into over fifteen languages and have received worldwide praise.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781557042569 |
| ISBN 10 | 155704256X |
| Title | Dad: a Novel |
| Author | William Wharton |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Newmarket Press,U.S. |
| Year published | 1996-07-01 |
| Number of pages | 466 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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