This latest effort by jeffrey lent escapes traditional confines in the service of an innovative writing style. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading lost nation. Lost nation challenges the accepted format of his first novel, unrestricted by conventional standards, more edgy and jagged, yet unlike streamofconsciousness, with an overpowering sense of immediacy. This acclaimed book by jeffrey lent is available at in several formats for your ereader. They are two very distinct books, but both very, very good in their own rights. In the fall ebook by jeffrey lent 9780802196514 rakuten kobo. After reading in the fall, i put lost nation on my wish list, and it stayed there for several years before i finally bought it. Familyfracturing secrets are at the heart of lents luminous third novel, a transcendent story about the healing power of love and art. First, if you loved in the fall i am sure that you will love lost nation. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Buy lost nation large type large print edition by jeffrey lent isbn. Lost nation by jeffrey lent overdrive rakuten overdrive. Jeffrey lents biography, bibliography, list of books, with the current titles, summaries, covers, excerpts, author notes, and availability. The most recent effort by jeffrey lent escapes traditional confines in the service of an innovative style.
Lents formidable second novel is the kind of book that swallows its readers. Lost nation by jeffrey lent autographed by author edition jeffrey lent on. Lost nation delves beneath the bright, promising veneer of earlynineteenthcentury new england to unveil a startling parable of individualism and nationhood. Seeking to make a fresh start and establish himself as a trader, blood heads for. See all books authored by jeffrey lent, including in the fall, and lost nation, and more on thriftbooks. Read in the fall by jeffrey lent available from rakuten kobo. Jeffrey lent author jeffrey lent is the author of in the fall and lost nation, which have been translated into more than eight languages. Remarkable for its grace, felicity and precision, jeffrey lents debut novel is an utterly compelling vision of america, and an unforgettable portrait of an. Jeffrey lent books list of books by author jeffrey lent.
Following on the success of his first novel, in the fall, lent has produced a second book with the same sort of tragic power and dignity. The novel opens with a man known as blood, guiding an oxcart of rum toward the wild country of new hampshire, an ungoverned territory called the. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Jeffrey lent introduction of so the wind wont blow it. As soon as i finished it, i downloaded the rest of lents works to my kindle.
Lost nation by jeffrey lent autographed by author edition. Jeffrey lents first novel, in the fall, was a national bestseller and was celebrated as one of the best books of 2000. Read lost nation a novel by jeffrey lent available from rakuten kobo. Get your kindle here, or download a free kindle reading app. Lents first novel, in the fall, was named a new york times notable book of 2000.
The list there are those that cling to a singular view of all things biblical. Lost nation challenges the format of lents first novel. His other novels are lost nation, a peculiar grace, after youve gone, and a slant of light, which was a finalist for the new england book award and a. Jeffrey lents historical novel lost nation tells the story of island stream, a small settlement in. To see what your friends thought of this book, please sign up. March 31, 2006 sometimes authors best works are their first. As of today we have 77,691,594 ebooks for you to download for free. The acclaimed authors mesmerizing tale of a young man and woman who struggle to survive in the remote, disputed terri. If it is not in the king james bible exactly the way he had it translated, it is a fake, a forgery, or. He lives in vermont with his wife and two daughters. The novel opens with a man known as blood, guiding an oxcart of rum toward the wild country of new hampshire, an ungoverned territory called the indian stream a land where the luckless or outlawed have made a fresh start. Jeffrey lent s historical novel lost nation tells the story of island stream, a small settlement in northern new hampshire in 1836 that declares itself a sovereign nation. With his new novel, lost nation, jeffrey lent has proven that there are second acts in american literature.
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