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Brand New Human Being

English · Paperback / Softback

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A fast-paced, first-rate book by an immensely talented new writer. Curtis Sittenfeld, author of "Prep"

About the author

EMILY JEANNE MILLER worked as a journalist for several western newspapers before earning an MS from the Environmental Studies Program at the University of Montana and an MFA from the University of Florida in Gainesville. Her short stories have appeared in the Portland Review and the North American Review, andshe has been a resident at Yaddo and at the Vermont Studio Center. She lives in Washington, D.C.

Summary

“Compelling . . . The strength of Brand New Human Being is its realistic portrayal of trauma and its aftermath.” —Washington Post

Stay-at-home dad Logan Pyle is holding his life together by a thread: his larger-than-life father, Gus, has just died, his wife is distant, and his kindergarten-age son has regressed to drinking from a baby bottle and sucking his thumb. Complicating matters further is Bennie, Gus’s beautiful young widow, with whom Logan has a troubled past. When the thread finally snaps, Logan’s actions threaten to tear the family he treasures apart. Carried by Logan’s wry, original voice, this moving debut follows one man’s journey from child to parent.

“Introspective and honest . . . Miller’s novel is sometimes funny, sometimes heartbreaking, but always a worthy, exciting read.” —Siobhan Fallon, author of You Know When the Men Are Gone

“I devoured this novel. Miller’s debut is funny, fast-paced and poignant, and it depicts a father-son relationship unlike any I’ve read before.” —Jim Gavin, author of Middle Men

Product details

Authors Emily Jeanne Miller
Publisher Houghton Mifflin Company
 
Languages English
Product format Paperback / Softback
Released 21.05.2013
 
EAN 9780544002241
ISBN 978-0-544-00224-1
No. of pages 272
Dimensions 135 mm x 203 mm x 18 mm
Weight 209 g
Subjects Fiction > Narrative literature

FICTION: Literary, FICTION: Women, FICTION: Family Life / General, FICTION: Family Life / Siblings, FICTION: Short Stories (single author), LITERARY COLLECTIONS: American / General, LITERARY COLLECTIONS: Women Authors, FICTION: Anthologies (multiple authors), FICTION: Feminist, FICTION: World Literature / American / General

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