
The Last Hurrah by Edwin O'connor
Peter and Tess, both damaged by their various encounters with family and love, meet in a bar and go back to his place for the night. There, they discover the freedom of unconditional love and acceptance and retreat from the world to search for the meaning of life in each other. Eventually, their experiment takes a dark turn. A dark, disturbing novel of love and obsession by veteran author Elizabeth Engstrom.
Edwin O'Connor (1918-1968) is best known for The Last Hurrah (1956), an acclaimed novel of Boston politics, but many critics regard The Edge of Sadness (1961) as his finest work. The Edge of Sadness was awarded the Pulitzer Prize in 1961.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780316626590 |
| ISBN 10 | 0316626597 |
| Title | The Last Hurrah |
| Author | Edwin O'connor |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Little, Brown & Company |
| Year published | 1985-07-30 |
| Number of pages | 427 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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