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"Rooted in the small, mountain town of Dardan, Pennsylvania, where patriarch Jozef Vinich settled after surviving World War I, Like the Appearance of Horses immerses us in the intimate lives of a family whose fierce bonds have been shaped by the great conflicts of the past century. After Bexhet Konar escapes fascist Hungary and crosses the ocean to find Jozef, the man who saved his life in 1919, he falls in love with Jozef's daughter, Hannah, enlists in World War II, and is drawn into a personal war of revenge. Many years later, their youngest son, Samuel, is taken prisoner in Vietnam and returns home with a heroin addiction and deep physical and psychological wounds uel travels his own path toward healing, his son will graduate from Annapolis as a Marine on his way to Iraq."--Publisher marketing.
About the author
Andrew Krivak is an award-winning writer whose books include
Mule Boy;
The Bear, a National Endowment for the Arts Big Read selection; and the freestanding novels of the Dardan Trilogy:
The Sojourn, a National Book Award finalist and winner of both the Chautauqua Prize and Dayton Literary Peace Prize;
The Signal Flame, a Chautauqua Prize finalist; and
Like the Appearance of Horses, a
Library Journal “Best Book of the Year” and Indie Next List for Reading Groups selection. He is a discussion facilitator with the Family Connections Center, New Hampshire Department of Corrections, and visiting lecturer on English at Harvard University. He lives in Somerville, Massachusetts and Jaffrey, New Hampshire.
Summary
A novel of one family, a century of war, and the promise of homecoming from Dayton Literary Peace Prize winner and National Book Award finalist Andrew Krivak
Rooted in the small, mountain town of Dardan, Pennsylvania, where patriarch Jozef Vinich settled after surviving World War I, Like the Appearance of Horses immerses us in the intimate lives of a family whose fierce bonds have been shaped by the great conflicts of the past century.
In spare, breathtaking prose, Andrew Krivak delivers a deeply compassionate story about three generations who built a new life in America, participated in the Romani resistance during World War II, survived Vietnamese POW camps, watched their children deploy to Iraq, and did everything they could to heal the wounds of war when the fighting was over.
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Author appearances in Chicago, IL; Boston, MA; Peterborough, NH; Dayton, OH; and more TBD (note: author also on cross-country tour for NEA Big Read programming from Fall 2022 through Spring 2025. Cities include Safford, AZ; San Diego, CA; Tallahassee, FL; Tifton, GA; Galesburg, IL; White Bear Lake, MN; Helena, MT; Concord, NH; Conway, NH; Wilmington, NC; Fargo, ND; Lisbon, OH; Farmington, UT and more TBA)National print, public radio, and online media campaignsSignificant bound galley mailing to media, booksellers, and librarians. Additional digital review copy distribution to media, booksellers, and librarians through Edelweiss and NetGalleyAuthor statement available in press materialReading group guide in development and book club outreachSimultaneous eBook publication and promotionPostcards availableEarly outreach and giveaways through LibraryThing and GoodreadsPromotion through BLP’s social media channels and website: www.blpress.orgPromotion through the author’s website: www.andrewkrivak.comEditor: Erika GoldmanCover designer: Emily MahonMarketing and publicity efforts supported by Molly Mikolowski of A Literary LightCo-op available
