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Publication
Scribner (2009), Edition: First Edition, Hardcover, 256 pages
Description
Inspired by a suffragist ancestor who starved herself to promote the integration of Cambridge University, Evie refuses to marry and Dorothy defies a ban on photographing the bodies of her dead Iraq War soldier sons, a choice that embarrasses Dorothy's daughters.
Awards
Dublin Literary Award (Longlist — 2011)
LA Times Book Prize (Finalist — Fiction — 2009)
Dayton Literary Peace Prize (Longlist — Fiction — 2010)
The New York Times Notable Books of the Year (Fiction & Poetry — 2009)
San Francisco Chronicle Best Book of the Year (Fiction — 2009)
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Physical description
256 p.; 9.2 inches
ISBN
1416594981 / 9781416594987