Love and Shame and Love

by Peter Orner

Book Overview

Alexander Popper can't stop remembering. Four years old when his father tossed him into Lake Michigan, he was told, Sink or swim, kid. In his mind, he's still bobbing in that frigid water. The rest of this novel's vivid cast of characters also struggle to remain afloat: Popper's mother, stymied by an unhappy marriage, seeks solace in the relentless energy of Chicago; his brother, Leo, shadow boss of the family, retreats into books; paternal grandparents,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0316129380
• ISBN13: 9780316129381
• Release Date: November 2012
• Publisher: Back Bay Books
• Length: 464 Pages
• Weight: 0.94 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 5.4" x 8.2"