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03248aam a22005778i 4500 001 825BA12CFE8911E3A700AE86DAD10320 003 SILO 005 20220910012104 008 140311s2014 nyu 000 1 eng 010 $a 2014005691 020 $a 0812995732 (hardback) 020 $a 9780812995732 (hardback) 035 $a (OCoLC)872561825 040 $a DLC $b eng $e rda $c DLC $d YDXCP $d BTCTA $d BDX $d WIM $d OCLCO $d SILO 042 $a pcc 050 00 $a PR9199.4.L39 $b R63 2014 082 00 $a 813/.6 $2 23 084 $a FIC000000 $a FIC008000 $a FIC000000 $2 bisacsh 100 1 $a Lawson, Mary, $d 1946- 245 10 $a Road ends : $b a novel / $c Mary Lawson. 263 $a 1406 264 1 $a New York : $b The Dial Press, $c 2014. 300 $a pages cm 520 $a "From "a talented writer whose lyrical, evocative writing invites comparisons to Rick Bass and Richard Ford" (Publishers Weekly, starred review) comes a deftly woven novel that examines the layered makeup of a family: the affections and resentments, obligations and sacrifices"-- $c Provided by publisher. 520 $a "Set in a backwoods village in northern Canada, this is the story of a young woman who leaves her dysfunctional, male-dominated family to make a new life in London. With her dreamy mother abed upstairs, and her father passive in a house full of rambunctious, out of control male children from the age of 4-14, Megan has become the defacto mother, housekeeper, nurse, and lynchpin of her household. Wholly dependable, intelligent, lovely, they depend on her completely-- until one day she has had enough. She packs her bags and leaves for London knowing virtually no one. As she did in her previous two books, Mary Lawson flawlessly weaves the narration of Megan's life and love with the consequences of her departure at home, particularly for her youngest brother Adam, age 4, who has retreated into himself out of insecurity and neglect. Lawson is particularly fine in calibrating the emotional core of her characters, and the choice Megan must make, which, while poignant, in Lawson's hands is also an affirmation of what is, finally, universally important"-- $c Provided by publisher. 650 0 $a Family crises $v Fiction. 655 0 $a Domestic fiction. 650 7 $a FICTION / Literary. $2 bisacsh 650 7 $a FICTION / Sagas. $2 bisacsh 650 7 $a FICTION / General. $2 bisacsh 856 42 $3 Cover image $u 9780812995732.jpg 941 $a 17 952 $l GEPG771 $d 20210722041853.0 952 $l BNPD611 $d 20210323020750.0 952 $l YEPF572 $d 20190814041009.0 952 $l BKPC251 $d 20181228125504.0 952 $l BOPG851 $d 20181006080419.0 952 $l GFPE771 $d 20171128013544.0 952 $l SCPC074 $d 20170728024407.0 952 $l GDPF771 $d 20170418102719.0 952 $l SAPG074 $d 20160202083808.0 952 $l BLPC611 $d 20150409013417.0 952 $l RQPC397 $d 20141101010310.0 952 $l HRPE845 $d 20141004010154.0 952 $l VZPB964 $d 20140927012912.0 952 $l AJPE887 $d 20140918010155.0 952 $l GBPF771 $d 20140812085032.0 952 $l CAPH522 $d 20140809010332.0 952 $l BGPE251 $d 20140801010206.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=825BA12CFE8911E3A700AE86DAD10320 994 $a 92 $b IW9Initiate Another SILO Locator Search