Overview
Told in three intertwined novellas, Three Junes spans Greece, Scotland, and New York to bring the reader into the fold of one memorable Scottish family. Advertising. Author tour. National Book Award Winner.
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Details
- ISBN-13: 9780385721424
- ISBN-10: 0385721420
- Publisher: Anchor Books
- Publish Date: April 2003
- Dimensions: 8.1 x 5.16 x 0.78 inches
- Shipping Weight: 0.59 pounds
- Page Count: 368
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Three Junes
Focusing on three summers in the life of the McLeod clan, this impressive debut novel explores the significance of family and the meaning of love in the modern world. Through a trio of central characters—Scottish widower Paul McLeod; his son, Fenno, a gay bookstore proprietor who lives in New York; and Fern, a pregnant artist—Glass demonstrates the delicacy of human relationships, bringing the threesome together and apart in a complex narrative that unfolds over the course of a decade. Glass writes with wisdom and compassion as each of her characters comes to terms with the past. With locations as diverse as Greece, Scotland and Manhattan, she demonstrates a wonderful command of setting and detail. This much-praised novel won the 2002 National Book Award and was a national bestseller. A reading group guide is available in print and online at www.anchorbooks.com.
Three Junes
Focusing on three summers in the life of the McLeod clan, this impressive debut novel explores the significance of family and the meaning of love in the modern world. Through a trio of central characters—Scottish widower Paul McLeod; his son, Fenno, a gay bookstore proprietor who lives in New York; and Fern, a pregnant artist—Glass demonstrates the delicacy of human relationships, bringing the threesome together and apart in a complex narrative that unfolds over the course of a decade. Glass writes with wisdom and compassion as each of her characters comes to terms with the past. With locations as diverse as Greece, Scotland and Manhattan, she demonstrates a wonderful command of setting and detail. This much-praised novel won the 2002 National Book Award and was a national bestseller. A reading group guide is available in print and online at www.anchorbooks.com.