It is just a few weeks after Christmas, and the unforgiving New England weather has taken a turn for the worse. Doyle has dragged his reluctant sons, Tip and Teddy, to a speech by Jesse Jackson. Though his own political career is over, dealt a fatal blow by a family scandal, Doyle is still fired by Jackson's rhetoric and perplexed by his sons' indifference. The two boys, both adopted, are close enough in age to be taken for twins, but in character they couldn't be more different. Teddy - open, affectionate, the gentle ...
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It is just a few weeks after Christmas, and the unforgiving New England weather has taken a turn for the worse. Doyle has dragged his reluctant sons, Tip and Teddy, to a speech by Jesse Jackson. Though his own political career is over, dealt a fatal blow by a family scandal, Doyle is still fired by Jackson's rhetoric and perplexed by his sons' indifference. The two boys, both adopted, are close enough in age to be taken for twins, but in character they couldn't be more different. Teddy - open, affectionate, the gentle dreamer - thinks he has found his calling in the Catholic Church. The elder by a year, Tip is more serious, reserving his own passionate interest for ichthyology: he is happiest alone in the warmth of his lab, labelling and categorising fish specimens. When they are involved in a violent accident in the treacherously icy road, the Doyles are forced for the first time to confront certain truths: about how the death of Bernadette, Doyle's beloved wife, has affected the family, and about the anonymous figure, never discussed, who is the boys' real mother. Full of warmth and humanity and singing, graceful prose, "Run" is a moving story about our fragile hopes and fears for our children and the lengths we will go to to protect our families. It is a stunning new novel from the prizewinning author of Bel Canto.
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Add this copy of Run to cart. $6.57, very good condition, Sold by ThriftBooks-Atlanta rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Austell, GA, UNITED STATES, published 2007 by HarperTorch.
Add this copy of Run to cart. $6.57, good condition, Sold by ThriftBooks-Atlanta rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Austell, GA, UNITED STATES, published 2007 by HarperTorch.
Add this copy of Run to cart. $6.57, very good condition, Sold by ThriftBooks-Baltimore rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Halethorpe, MD, UNITED STATES, published 2007 by HarperTorch.
Add this copy of Run to cart. $18.44, good condition, Sold by Prominent Trading Company rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Hereford, HEREFORDSHIRE, UNITED KINGDOM, published 2007 by Bloomsbury Publishing PLC.
Add this copy of Run to cart. $30.94, very good condition, Sold by Chris Korczak, Bookseller rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Easthampton, MA, UNITED STATES, published 2007 by Bloomsbury.
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Very good in very good dust jacket. First Edition. 295pp. First printing. Fine in near fine jacket. We try to note every flaw we can find, and we are quite picky, so buy with confidence! 100% guaranteed!
Add this copy of Run [SIGNED COPY, FIRST UK PRINTING] to cart. $31.93, very good condition, Sold by MostlySignedBooks rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from San Francisco, CA, UNITED STATES, published 2007 by Bloomsbury Publishing PLC.
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Very good in very good dust jacket. SIGNED by the author on the title page (signature only). 1st UK edition, 1st printing, complete number line. Slight edgewear and moisture marks to the dust jacket. Mild shelfwear to the bottoms of the boards. 304 p. Audience: General/trade. By the Orange Prize-and Pen/Faulkner Award-winning author of 'Bel Canto' and 'State of Wonder'. Where possible, all books come with dust jacket in a protective mylar sleeve, sealed in a ziplock bag, wrapped in bubble wrap, shipped in a box.
Add this copy of Run [SIGNED COPY, FIRST UK PRINTING] to cart. $31.95, like new condition, Sold by MostlySignedBooks rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from San Francisco, CA, UNITED STATES, published 2007 by Bloomsbury Publishing PLC.
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Near fine in fine dust jacket. SIGNED by the author on the title page (signature only). 1st UK edition, 1st printing, complete number line. Dust jacket is fine. Book has minor softening to the cap and base of the spine. Edges of the pageblock are toning. 304 p. Audience: General/trade. 'Save 3 Pounds at Waterstone's: Please see cover for RPP' sticker. By the Orange Prize-and Pen/Faulkner Award-winning author of 'Bel Canto' and 'State of Wonder'. Where possible, all books come with dust jacket in a protective mylar sleeve, sealed in a ziplock bag, wrapped in bubble wrap, shipped in a box.
Add this copy of Run: a Novel to cart. $35.00, like new condition, Sold by Garys Books rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Apache Junction, AZ, UNITED STATES, published 2007 by Bloomsbury.
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Fine in Fine jacket. Book. Signed on Full Title Page First Printing. DATED by the author on 10.9.07. This is the TRUE FIRST EDITION. Author of BEL CANTO which won the Orange Prize.
Add this copy of Run to cart. $35.18, good condition, Sold by Bonita rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Newport Coast, CA, UNITED STATES, published 2007 by Bloomsbury.
Run was good but far from great. The story lacked the complexity typical of an Ann Patchett novel and the ending left me feeling "what the...".
I would recommend it but with the caveat that it is no Magician's Assistant.
edith s
Nov 11, 2010
Read this for my book club. Great book. would recommend reading it.
