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Author Conklin, Tara, author.

Title The last romantics : a novel / Tara Conklin.

Publication Info. New York : William Morrow, 2019.

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Location Call No. Status
 Avon Free Public Library - Adult Department  F CONKLIN, T.    Check Shelf
 Berlin-Peck Memorial Library - Adult Fiction  FICTION CONKLIN    Check Shelf
 Bloomfield at the Atrium  F CONKLIN, T.    Check Shelf
 Bloomfield at the Atrium - Adult Collections  F CONKLIN, T.    Check Shelf
 Bristol, Main Library - Adult Fiction  F CONKLIN    Check Shelf
 Bristol, Manross Branch - Adult Fiction  F CONKLIN    Check Shelf
 Burlington Public Library - Adult Department  FIC CONKLIN    Check Shelf
 Canton Public Library - Adult Department  FICTION CONKLIN    Check Shelf
 Cheshire Public Library - Adult Department Main Level  FICTION CONKLIN    Check Shelf
 Colchester, Cragin Memorial Library - Adult Department  FICTION CONKLIN, TARA    Check Shelf

Edition First edition.
Description 354 pages ; 24 cm
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--fierce Renee, sensitive Caroline, golden boy Joe and watchful Fiona--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've made and ask what, exactly, they will do for love. A sweeping yet intimate epic about one American family, The Last Romantics is an unforgettable exploration of the ties that bind us together, the responsibilities we embrace and the duties we resent, and how we can lose--and sometimes rescue--the ones we love. A novel that pierces the heart and lingers in the mind, it is also a beautiful meditation on the power of stories--how they navigate us through difficult times, help us understand the past, and point the way toward our future.
When renowned poet Fiona Skinner is asked about the inspiration behind her iconic work, The Love Poem, she has a story to tell. It begins in a big yellow house with a funeral, an iron poker, and 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 emerge from the Pause deeply connected. Two decades later, confronted with a family crisis that tests the strength of these bonds and questioning the life choices they've made, the siblings ask themselves what they will do for love. -- adapted from jacket
Subject Poets -- Fiction.
Siblings -- Fiction.
Connecticut -- Fiction.
FICTION -- Literary.
FICTION -- Family Life -- General.
FICTION -- Women.
Brothers and sisters -- Fiction.
Conneticut -- Fiction.
Genre/Form Domestic fiction.
Domestic fiction.
Domestic fiction. (ME)191
ISBN 9780062358202
0062358200
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