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The last romantics : a novel / Tara Conklin.

By: Publication details: New York, U.S.A. : William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, 2019.Edition: 1st edDescription: 354 p. ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 9780062358202
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Summary: When the renowned poet Fiona Skinner is asked about the inspiration behind her iconic work, The Love Poem, she tells her audience a story about her family and a betrayal that reverberates through time. It begins in a big yellow house with a funeral, an iron poker, and a brief variation forever known as the Pause: a free and feral summer in a middle-class Connecticut town. Caught between the predictable life they once led and an uncertain future that stretches before them, the Skinner siblings<U+2014>fierce Renee, sensitive Caroline, golden boy Joe and watchful Fiona<U+2014>emerge from the Pause staunchly loyal and deeply connected. Two decades later, the siblings find themselves once again confronted with a family crisis that tests the strength of these bonds and forces them to question the life choices they<U+2019>ve made and ask what, exactly, they will do for love.
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Fiction Hanover Public Library Shelves FIC CONK (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Checked out 09/25/2024 31906001131417

When the renowned poet Fiona Skinner is asked about the inspiration behind her iconic work, The Love Poem, she tells her audience a story about her family and a betrayal that reverberates through time. It begins in a big yellow house with a funeral, an iron poker, and a brief variation forever known as the Pause: a free and feral summer in a middle-class Connecticut town. Caught between the predictable life they once led and an uncertain future that stretches before them, the Skinner siblings<U+2014>fierce Renee, sensitive Caroline, golden boy Joe and watchful Fiona<U+2014>emerge from the Pause staunchly loyal and deeply connected. Two decades later, the siblings find themselves once again confronted with a family crisis that tests the strength of these bonds and forces them to question the life choices they<U+2019>ve made and ask what, exactly, they will do for love.

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