There Will Never Be Another You by Carolyn See
Carolyn See has written a novel alive with wit and love and energy-a book about things falling apart that turns out to be a day at the beach. . . . Pure joy.-Joan Didion Accomplished author Carolyn See triumphantly returns to fiction-seven years after her last novel was published-with this provocative, vibrantly written new novel. Set in a security-obsessed world that eerily mirrors our own, There Will Never Be Another You captures the paranoia and propaganda of a volatile time and place in which humanity's divisions run deep and society sits on edge-and one Southern California family faces profound crises from within and without. It is a moment in the near future when the global threat of terror has cultivated rage, apathy, and panic across the country. People fear that anybody could be armed, or have a bomb. Or a disease. Or all three. For Phil, a dermatologist at the UCLA hospital, it is a time of unease and uncertainty, in stark contrast to the days when he coasted through life on his good looks, a modicum of charm, and only haphazard effort. Now Phil must deal with his mother, Edith, who's been grieving over the death of her husband for several years and only recently has thought to reconnect with a family that seems to have other priorities. Phil's energies are already divvied up among his belligerent children, his wayward wife, and his unreliable mistress. Then Phil's life takes a dramatic turn: He is recruited for a top-secret team whose task is to act quickly in the event of a biological or chemical attack. The assignment just may provide him with a renewed sense of purpose. Yet dire circumstances force Phil to make profound decisions that will affect not just himself and his loved ones but the entire country. It is a chance for an ordinary man to rise from mediocrity to heroism-and at which failure would prove to be catastrophic. Foreboding and all too plausible, There Will Never Be Another You is a cautionary novel of family and society, where a na ve past is replaced by a menacing future in which distinguishing between reality and imagination proves to be more challenging than ever.From the Hardcover edition.
Carolyn See is the author of a number of novels, including The Handyman and Golden Days, as well as nonfiction works like Creating a Literary Life: Tips for Writers and Other Dreamers and Dreaming: Bad Luck and Good Times in America. She has served on the boards of the National Book Critics Circle and PEN/West International, as well as being a book critic for The Washington Post. She has received Guggenheim and Getty grants, and she is currently an English professor at UCLA. She resides in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles, California.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780345440471 |
| ISBN 10 | 0345440471 |
| Title | There Will Never Be Another You |
| Author | Carolyn See |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Random House USA Inc |
| Year published | 2007-09-25 |
| Number of pages | 272 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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