Book
Descent : a novel
Record details
- ISBN: 9781616204778
- ISBN: 161620477X
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Physical Description:
print
regular print
387 pages ; 21 cm - Edition: First Paperback Edition.
- Publisher: Chapel Hill, North Carolina : Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill, 2015.
- Copyright: ©2015.
Content descriptions
| General Note: | Includes A Note from the Author and Questions for Discussion. |
Search for related items by subject
| Subject: | Missing persons -- Fiction Abduction -- Fiction Families -- Fiction Loss (Psychology) -- Fiction Rocky Mountains -- Fiction |
| Genre: | Psychological fiction. Domestic fiction. Mystery fiction. Domestic fiction. |
Available copies
- 5 of 6 copies available at BC Interlibrary Connect.
Holds
- 0 current holds with 6 total copies.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Holdable? | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kimberley Public Library | F JOH (Text) | 35132900001058 | Adult Fiction | Volume hold | Checked out | 2024-05-01 |
| Kitimat Public Library | Joh (Text) | 32665001993221 | Fiction | Volume hold | Available | - |
| Nakusp Public Library | FIC JOH (Text) | 35160000715343 | Adult Fiction | Volume hold | Available | - |
| Tumbler Ridge Public Library | AF JOHNS (Text) | TRL26351 | Adult Fiction | Volume hold | Available | - |
| Valemount Public Library | f joh (Text) | 35194014296016 | Adult Fiction | Volume hold | Available | - |
| Williams Lake Branch | JOH (Text) | 33923005463777 | General Fiction | Volume hold | Available | - |
Summary:
"Descent, the story of a family undone by the disappearance of a daughter who went out for a morning run and didn't come back, marks the adult fiction debut of a remarkable young writer. Stunning in its emotional impact, Descent is a compulsively readable page-turner with a strong literary sensibility. The girl's vanishing--on a sunny, late-summer vacation morning--all the more devastating for its mystery, is the beginning the family's harrowing journey down increasingly divergent and solitary paths, until all that continues to bind them to each other are the questions they can never bring themselves to ask: At what point does a family stop searching? At what point does a girl stop fighting for her life? In the weeks and months that follow, hope leads to disillusionment, and each of them--father, mother, son--withdraws into emotional isolation, individually assessing the blame and assuming the responsibility for their collective loss. Haunting and unforgettable, Descent is a novel that will grab the reader's heart and mind, and will linger there long after the last page is turned" -- Provided by publisher.
