Author: Hamilton Basso
Publisher: LSU Press
ISBN: 9780807123348
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 420
Book Description
Sweet, sleepy -- beautiful -- old Pompey's Head, South Carolina. Anson Page thought he'd ground it out of his life for good. Now a Manhattan lawyer representing a large publishing house, he's returning to his hometown after fifteen years to investigate the mystery surrounding one of his client's authors, a major American novelist who lives on nearby Tamburlaine Island. Both painfully familiar and irrevocably altered, the landmarks and people in Pompey's Head resurrect for Page the sweep of his past life. As he sets about resolving business matters, he collides headlong with the enduring power of lineage to determine belonging and dominance, exclusion and shame, and the realization that leaving does not mean escaping.A deft interlacing of recollection and suspense, The View from Pompey's Head is Hamilton Basso's most popularly acclaimed novel. When first published, it spent forty weeks on the New York Times bestseller list and was translated into seven languages.
The View from Pompey's Head
Author: Hamilton Basso
Publisher: LSU Press
ISBN: 9780807123348
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 420
Book Description
Sweet, sleepy -- beautiful -- old Pompey's Head, South Carolina. Anson Page thought he'd ground it out of his life for good. Now a Manhattan lawyer representing a large publishing house, he's returning to his hometown after fifteen years to investigate the mystery surrounding one of his client's authors, a major American novelist who lives on nearby Tamburlaine Island. Both painfully familiar and irrevocably altered, the landmarks and people in Pompey's Head resurrect for Page the sweep of his past life. As he sets about resolving business matters, he collides headlong with the enduring power of lineage to determine belonging and dominance, exclusion and shame, and the realization that leaving does not mean escaping.A deft interlacing of recollection and suspense, The View from Pompey's Head is Hamilton Basso's most popularly acclaimed novel. When first published, it spent forty weeks on the New York Times bestseller list and was translated into seven languages.
Publisher: LSU Press
ISBN: 9780807123348
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 420
Book Description
Sweet, sleepy -- beautiful -- old Pompey's Head, South Carolina. Anson Page thought he'd ground it out of his life for good. Now a Manhattan lawyer representing a large publishing house, he's returning to his hometown after fifteen years to investigate the mystery surrounding one of his client's authors, a major American novelist who lives on nearby Tamburlaine Island. Both painfully familiar and irrevocably altered, the landmarks and people in Pompey's Head resurrect for Page the sweep of his past life. As he sets about resolving business matters, he collides headlong with the enduring power of lineage to determine belonging and dominance, exclusion and shame, and the realization that leaving does not mean escaping.A deft interlacing of recollection and suspense, The View from Pompey's Head is Hamilton Basso's most popularly acclaimed novel. When first published, it spent forty weeks on the New York Times bestseller list and was translated into seven languages.
The View from Pompey's Head
Author: Hamilton Basso
Publisher: William Morrow
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 424
Book Description
Now a Manhattan lawyer representing a large publishing house, Anson Page is returning to his hometown after fifteen years to investigate the mystery surrounding one of his client's authors, a major American novelist who lives on nearby Tamburlaine Island. The landmarks and people in Pompey's Head resurrect for Page the sweep of his past life. As he sets about resolving business matters, he collides headlong with the enduring power of lineage to determine belonging and dominance, exclusion and shame, and the realization that leaving does not mean escaping. The View from Pompey's Head spent forty weeks on the New York Times bestseller list and was translated into seven languages.
Publisher: William Morrow
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 424
Book Description
Now a Manhattan lawyer representing a large publishing house, Anson Page is returning to his hometown after fifteen years to investigate the mystery surrounding one of his client's authors, a major American novelist who lives on nearby Tamburlaine Island. The landmarks and people in Pompey's Head resurrect for Page the sweep of his past life. As he sets about resolving business matters, he collides headlong with the enduring power of lineage to determine belonging and dominance, exclusion and shame, and the realization that leaving does not mean escaping. The View from Pompey's Head spent forty weeks on the New York Times bestseller list and was translated into seven languages.
Pompey's Head, Etc. [Originally Published in the U.S.A. Under the Title "View from Pompey's Head."].
Author: Joseph Hamilton BASSO
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 446
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 446
Book Description
The View from Pompey's Head
The View from Pompey's Head
Pompey's Head
Author: Joseph Hamilton BASSO
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 348
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 348
Book Description
Pompey's Head
Pompey's Head
Author: Hamilton Basso
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780855945930
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 446
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780855945930
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 446
Book Description
The Light Infantry Ball
Author: Hamilton Basso
Publisher: Garden City, N.Y. Doubleday 1959.
ISBN:
Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 488
Book Description
Influential family of Pompey's Head during the critical years of the Secession and the fall of the South.
Publisher: Garden City, N.Y. Doubleday 1959.
ISBN:
Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 488
Book Description
Influential family of Pompey's Head during the critical years of the Secession and the fall of the South.
An Historical View of Pompey Hill, NY
Author: J. Roy Dodge
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781494246150
Category : Historic buildings
Languages : en
Pages : 1117
Book Description
Combines excerpts from contemporary newspapers, early photographs, and biographical sketches to provide a history of Pompey, New York, with a focus on the residents and historic buildings of Pompey Hill during the 19th and early 20th centuries.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781494246150
Category : Historic buildings
Languages : en
Pages : 1117
Book Description
Combines excerpts from contemporary newspapers, early photographs, and biographical sketches to provide a history of Pompey, New York, with a focus on the residents and historic buildings of Pompey Hill during the 19th and early 20th centuries.