So Long, See You Tomorrow by William Maxwell

So Long, See You Tomorrow by William Maxwell

'A masterpiece, a perfect book' David Nicholls

Discover this unmissable modern classic where the fragile friendship between two teenage boys has devastating consequences that echo throughout the years.

**AS SEEN ON BBC BETWEEN THE COVERS**
WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY ANN PATCHETT

Away from the quiet farmlands of Illinois, two lonely teenagers – bound by the burden of their home lives – forge a delicate friendship. But when jealousy ignites in one of their families, it leads to unthinkable tragedy, and severs the two boys' bond forever.

Fifty years later, haunted by the past, the narrator seeks to piece together those harrowing events and find redemption for a lifetime of regret. So Long, See You Tomorrow is a haunting exploration of memory, loss, and the enduring quest for forgiveness.

'A mosaic of human emotion, a singular and spectacular work of art' Ann Patchett

‘One of the great books of our age' Michael Ondaatje

One of the great books of our ageIt is the subtlest of miniatures that contains our deepest sorrows and truths and love - all caught in a clear, simple style in perfect brushstrokes -- Michael Ondjaate
A truly extraordinary novel... Maxwell has tapped a vein of strange, pure emotion -- Philip Hensher * Mail on Sunday *
So magically deft at being profound...possesses that daunting quality impossible to emulate: it makes greatness seem simple -- Richard Ford
Maxwell does something all great novelists do: he conjures depths of pain and regret in words of radiant simplicity -- Anthony Quinn * Observer *
This calm, reflective and extraordinarily beautiful novel offers American fiction at its finest * Irish Times *

William Maxwell was born in Illinois in 1908. He was the author of a distinguished body of work: six novels, three short story collections, an autobiographical memoir and a collection of literary essays and reviews. A New Yorker editor for forty years, he helped to shape the prose and careers of John Updike, John Cheever, John O'Hara and Eudora Welty. So Long, See You Tomorrow won the American Book Award, and he received the PEN/Malamud Award. He died in New York in 2000.

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ISBN 13	9780099560937
ISBN 10	0099560933
Title	So Long, See You Tomorrow
Author	William Maxwell
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Vintage Publishing
Year published	2012-07-05
Number of pages	176
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