It's 23 December 1971, and the Hildebrandts are at a crossroads. Fifteen-year-old Perry has resolved to be a better person and quit dealing drugs to seventh graders. His sister Becky, the once straight-laced high school social queen, has veered into counterculture, while at college, Clem is wrestling with a decision that might tear his family apart. As their parents - Russ, a suburban pastor, and Marion, his restless wife - tug against the bonds of a joyless marriage, Crossroads finds a family, and a nation, struggling to do the right thing.
'Funny, moving, crackling with life, it has what all great fiction should have' Financial Times
'Intoxicating - a luxuriant domestic drama' Guardian
THE INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER A GUARDIAN BEST FICTION BOOK OF 2021 AN INDEPENDENT BOOK OF THE YEAR A WHITE REVIEW BOOK OF THE YEAR A LIT HUB BOOK OF THE YEAR
ISBN: | 9780008308933 |
Publication date: | 4th October 2022 |
Author: | Jonathan Franzen |
Publisher: | 4th Estate an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers |
Format: | Paperback |
Pagination: | 580 pages |
Genres: |
Modern and Contemporary Fiction Narrative theme: Coming of age Narrative theme: Love and relationships Narrative theme: Social issues Family Drama Sagas Humorous Fiction |