The Splendid Things We Planned: A Family Portrait

The Splendid Things We Planned: A Family Portrait

A National Book Critics Circle Award Finalist 'Autobiography'

The renowned biographerâ€™s unforgettable portrait of a family in ruinsâ€•his own.
Meet the Baileys: Burck, a prosperous lawyer once voted the American Legionâ€™s â€œCitizen of the Yearâ€ in his tiny hometown of Vinita, Oklahoma; his wife Marlies, who longs to recapture her festive life in Greenwich Village as a pretty young German immigrant, fresh off the boat; their addled son Scott, who repeatedly crashes the family Porsche; and Blake, the younger son, trying to find a way through the storm. â€œYouâ€™re gonna be just like me,â€ a drunken Scott taunts him. â€œYouâ€™re gonna be worse.â€
Winner of the National Book Critics Circle Award and finalist for the Pulitzer Prize, Blake Bailey has been hailed as â€œaddictively readableâ€ (New York Times) and praised for his ability to capture lives â€œcompellingly and in harrowing detailâ€ (Time). The Splendid Things We Planned is his darkly funny account of growing up in the shadow of an erratic and increasingly dangerous brother, an exhilarating and sometimes harrowing story that culminates in one unforgettable Christmas.
6 photographs
Country USA
Brand W. W. Norton & Company
Manufacturer W. W. Norton & Company
Binding Hardcover
ItemPartNumber 6 photographs
ReleaseDate 2014-03-03
UnitCount 1
UPCs 884295526823
EANs 9780393239577

Country	USA
Brand	W. W. Norton & Company
Manufacturer	W. W. Norton & Company
Binding	Hardcover
ItemPartNumber	6 photographs
ReleaseDate	2014-03-03
UnitCount	1
UPCs	884295526823
EANs	9780393239577

The Splendid Things We Planned: A Family Portrait

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