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The Lost Father

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A daughter's quest to find her father.

Recommendation: "The Lost Father" is a gripping portrayal of a daughter's journey to discover her roots, unearthing a past that was deliberately buried. Mona Simpson weaves an intricate narrative that leaves readers in suspense, with a poignant exploration of family dynamics and the search for identity. This book will appeal to those who enjoy emotionally charged, character-driven dramas that delve deep into the human psyche.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.
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by Mona Simpson
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ISBN: 9780394589169
Authors: Mona Simpson
Publisher: Knopf
Date of Publication: 1992-01-21
Format: Hardcover
Related Collections: Contemporary
Goodreads rating: 3.29
(rated by 411 readers)

Description

In her highly acclaimed first novel, Anywhere But Here , Simpson created one of the most astute yet vulnerable heroines in contemporary fiction. Now Mayan Atassi--once Mayan Stevenson--returns in an immensely powerful novel about love and lovelessness, fathers and fatherlessness, and the loyalties that shape us even when they threaten to destroy us.Now a woman of twenty-eight and finally on her own in medical school, Mayan becomes obsessed with the father she never knew, leading her to hire detectives to dredge up the past, thus eroding her savings, ruining her career, and flirting with madness in a search spanning two continents."Ratifies the achievement of Anywhere But Here , attesting to its author's...dazzling literary gift and uncommon emotional wisdom."-- New York Times"A breathtaking piece of fiction; Simpson is a writer who can break our heart and mend it in the same sentence."-- Cleveland Plain DealerFrom the Trade Paperback edition.
 

A daughter's quest to find her father.

Recommendation: "The Lost Father" is a gripping portrayal of a daughter's journey to discover her roots, unearthing a past that was deliberately buried. Mona Simpson weaves an intricate narrative that leaves readers in suspense, with a poignant exploration of family dynamics and the search for identity. This book will appeal to those who enjoy emotionally charged, character-driven dramas that delve deep into the human psyche.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.