The Shadow Man by Mary Gordon
Mary Gordon's father died when she was seven. For a long time she was content to remember David Gordon as the man who had loved her 'more than God' and then vanished. In this book on of our finest novelists sets out to retrieve her father from the mausoleum of mourning. What she discovers--in libraries, archives, and her own memory--tests her credulity and her forgiveness.Mary Gordon's father died when she was seven. For a long time she was content to remember David Gordon as the man who had loved her 'more than God' and then vanished. In this book on of our finest novelists sets out to retrieve her father from the mausoleum of mourning. What she discovers--in libraries, archives, and her own memory--tests her credulity and her forgiveness.
Pearl, Spending, The Company of Women, The Rest of Life, and The Other Side are some of Mary Gordon's novels. She's also the author of the memoir The Shadow Man, as well as other nonfiction works. She has won the Lila Wallace-Reader's Digest Award, a Guggenheim Fellowship, and the O. Henry Prize in 1997. The Henry Prize is given to the best narrative. She lives in New York City and teaches at Barnard College.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780679428855 |
| ISBN 10 | 0679428852 |
| Title | The Shadow Man |
| Author | Mary Gordon |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Random House (NY) |
| Year published | 1996-04-30 |
| Number of pages | 274 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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