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OverviewGene Trowbridge, a successful advertising executive, fills the days before his retirement assessing his past and contemplating the future, increasingly aware of his own irrelevance in a field dominated by the very young. But a chance meeting with Albert Ferdinand, a reclusive neighbour who wins his regard and friendship, upsets the tenuous balance of Gene's cosseted world. Spurred on by a persistent journalist and overwhelmed by his instinctive liking and acceptance of a man apparently capable of indescribable evil, Gene is drawn into a suspenseful search for the truth about Ferdinand's past. The Liberty Campaign is a riveting, multilayered portrait of an ordinary man whose moral universe is tested by a situation that defies the parameters of his decidedly American upbringing and sensibility. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Jonathan DeePublisher: Little, Brown Book Group Imprint: Corsair Dimensions: Width: 13.20cm , Height: 2.10cm , Length: 19.50cm Weight: 0.276kg ISBN: 9781472106810ISBN 10: 1472106814 Pages: 320 Publication Date: 06 June 2013 Recommended Age: From 0 to 0 years Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Manufactured on demand We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier. Table of ContentsReviewsSuperb. In Gene, Dee has invented a narrator with whom most readers will empathize, and placed him in a situation that is simultaneously real and surreal. His assured use of an older man's voice, and his mastery of its sombre tone, is every bit as mesmerizing as Kazuo Ishiguro's achievement in The Remains of the Day. Los Angeles Times Quietly gripping and controlled. The Liberty Campaign will set thoughtful minds abuzz. New York Times Spellbinding Kirkus Superb. In Gene, Dee has invented a narrator with whom most readers will empathize, and placed him in a situation that is simultaneously real and surreal. His assured use of an older man's voice, and his mastery of its sombre tone, is every bit as mesmerizing as Kazuo Ishiguro's achievement in The Remains of the Day. - Los Angeles Times Quietly gripping and controlled. The Liberty Campaign will set thoughtful minds abuzz. - New York Times Spellbinding - Kirkus Author InformationJonathan Dee is the author of six novels, most recently A Thousand Pardons (Corsair, 2013). His novel The Privileges was a finalist for the 2010 Pulitzer Prize and winner of the 2011 Prix Fitzgerald. He is the recipient of fellowships from the National Endowment of the Arts and the Guggenheim Foundation. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |