1999, ISBN: 9780807108673

NATIONAL BESTSELLER "A gripping American-on-the-run thriller . . . a brilliant coming-of-age tale and a touching exploration of father-daughter relationships."Newsweek"One part Quentin T… Meer...

NATIONAL BESTSELLER "A gripping American-on-the-run thriller . . . a brilliant coming-of-age tale and a touching exploration of father-daughter relationships."Newsweek"One part Quentin Tarantino, one part Scheherazade, and twelve parts wild innovation."Ann Patchett, #1 New York Times bestselling author of CommonwealthNAMED ONE OF PASTE'S BEST NOVELS OF THE DECADE NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY NPR The Washington Post Paste Samuel Hawley isn't like the other fathers in Olympus, Massachusetts. A loner who spent years living on the run, he raised his beloved daughter, Loo, on the road, moving from motel to motel, always watching his back. Now that Loo's a teenager, Hawley wants only to give her a normal life. In his late wife's hometown, he finds work as a fisherman, while Loo struggles to fit in at the local high school.Growing more and more curious about the mother she never knew, Loo begins to investigate. Soon, everywhere she turns, she encounters the mysteries of her parents' lives before she was born. This hidden past is made all the more real by the twelve scars her father carries on his body. Each scar is from a bullet Hawley took over the course of his criminal career. Each is a memory: of another place on the map, another thrilling close call, another moment of love lost and found. As Loo uncovers a history that's darker than she could have known, the demons of her father's past spill over into the presentand together both Hawley and Loo must face a reckoning yet to come.Praise for The Twelve Lives of Samuel Hawley"A master class in literary suspense."The Washington Post"Tinti depicts brutality and compassion with exquisite sensitivity, creating a powerful overlay of love and pain."The New Yorker "Hannah Tinti's beautifully constructed second novel . . . uses the scars on Hawley's bodyall twelve bullet wounds, one by oneto show who he is, what he's done, and why the past chases and clings to him with such tenacity."The Boston Globe"The Twelve Lives of Samuel Hawley is an adventure epic with the deeper resonance of myth. . . . Tinti exhibits an aptitude for shining a piercing light into the corners of her characters' hearts and minds."O: The Oprah Magazine, Dial Press Trade Paperback, 5, New York and London: W. W. Norton & Company, Inc., 1999. 298 pages, illustrations, map; 21 cm. Tight, clean copy. First edition thus. "Examines the events of March 5, 1864 when young Union commander Ulric Dahlgren, killed during a raid on a Confederate prison camp, was discovered to have been carrying orders instructing his men to find and execute Jefferson Davis and the rest of the Confederate cabinet; and discusses the implications of the affair on the remainder of the war." - Publisher.. 1st. Paperback. Fine. 8vo., W. W. Norton & Company, Inc., 1999, 5, Baton Rouge, LA: Louisiana State University Press, 1981. xiii, 298 pages, illustrations, maps; 22 cm. Near fine. Tight, clean copy. Age toning. "From the first passage in William C. Davis' book about 'the twilight of America's innocence' to the last, the reader is carried through what many in the 1860s believed would be the only major conflict between North and South." - Publisher.. Paperback. Very Good. 8vo., Louisiana State University Press, 1981, 3<

1981, ISBN: 9780807108673

Louisiana State Univ Pr, 1981-05-01. Paperback. Good. Different Cover Art. A standard copy with a tight and square binding. Text is clean and bright. Softcovers are lightly scuffed. Edg… Meer...

Louisiana State Univ Pr, 1981-05-01. Paperback. Good. Different Cover Art. A standard copy with a tight and square binding. Text is clean and bright. Softcovers are lightly scuffed. Edges have some foxing (speckling). Careful packaging and fast shipping. We recommend EXPEDITED MAIL for even faster delivery., Louisiana State Univ Pr, 1981-05-01, 2.5<

ISBN: 9780807108673

LSU Press. Paperback. GOOD. Spine creases, wear to binding and pages from reading. May contain limited notes, underlining or highlighting that does affect the text. Possible ex library … Meer...

LSU Press. Paperback. GOOD. Spine creases, wear to binding and pages from reading. May contain limited notes, underlining or highlighting that does affect the text. Possible ex library copy, will have the markings and stickers associated from the library. Accessories such as CD, codes, toys, may not be included., LSU Press, 2.5<

ISBN: 9780807108673

LSU Press. Used - Good. . Former Library book.. All orders guaranteed and ship within 24 hours. Your purchase supports More Than Words, a nonprofit job training program for youth, empow… Meer...

LSU Press. Used - Good. . Former Library book.. All orders guaranteed and ship within 24 hours. Your purchase supports More Than Words, a nonprofit job training program for youth, empowering youth to take charge of their lives by taking charge of a business., LSU Press, 2.5<