Book
Earth's the right place for love : a novel
Record details
- ISBN: 9780593446799 (hardback ; acid-free paper)
- ISBN: 0593446798 (hardback ; acid-free paper)
- ISBN: 9780593446812
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Physical Description:
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273 pages ; 22 cm - Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: New York : Random House, [2023]
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| Subject: | Families Fiction Dysfunctional families Fiction Life change events Fiction Grief Fiction Nineteen fifties Fiction |
| Genre: | Domestic fiction. |
Available copies
- 6 of 6 copies available at Kenton County.
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- 0 current holds with 6 total copies.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Covington Branch | BERG E (Text) | 33126025072806 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Covington Branch | BERG E (Text) | 33126025072814 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Erlanger Branch | BERG E (Text) | 33126025072830 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Erlanger Branch | BERG E (Text) | 33126025072871 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Independence Branch | BERG E (Text) | 33126025072749 | Breakout Collection 1 | Available | - |
| Independence Branch | BERG E (Text) | 33126025072848 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
Summary:
"This beautiful novel tells the love story of young Arthur Moses and Nola, and how a young man grew up to become the wise old man known as Arthur Trulove. Set in the 1950s in the warm community of Mason, Missouri, Arthur is a shy, unathletic teenage boy, in love with the most beautiful girl in his class. He is thrilled when they become friends, but he wants more than friendship. Alas, he learns that Nola has a crush on the wrong Moses--Arthur's older brother, Frank. Meanwhile, Frank is busy pursuing his own passion, and avoiding their father, a war veteran with a drinking problem and a penchant for starting fights. When a sudden tragedy rocks Arthur's world, Arthur is force to grow up, and to learn how to create a life that involves the kinds of relationships that are the most important to him"--