{"product_id":"fathers-day-a-novel-isbn-9780062408945","title":"Father's Day: A Novel","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhen devastating news shatters the life of six-year-old Harvey, she finds herself in the care of a veteran social worker, Wanda, and alone in the world save for one relative she has never met—a disabled felon, haunted by a violent past he can't escape.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMoving between past and present, \u003cem\u003eFather’s Day\u003c\/em\u003e weaves together the story of Harvey’s childhood on Long Island and her life as a young woman in Paris. Written in raw, spare prose that personifies the characters, this novel is the journey of two people searching for a future in the ruin of their past.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eFather's Day\u003c\/em\u003e is a meditation on the quiet, sublime power of compassion, and the beauty of simple, everyday things--a breakthrough work from one of our most gifted chroniclers of the human heart.\u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cp\u003e“A strong voice full of poetic, timeless grace.”—\u003cem\u003eSan Francisco Examiner\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen devastating news shatters the life of six-year-old Harvey, she finds herself in the care of a veteran social worker, Wanda, and alone in the world save for one relative she has never met—a disabled felon, haunted by a violent act he can’t escape.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMoving between past and present, \u003cem\u003eFather’s Day\u003c\/em\u003e weaves together the story of Harvey’s childhood on Long Island and her life as a young woman in Paris.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWritten in raw, spare prose that personifies the characters, this remarkable novel is the journey of two people searching for a future in the ruin of their past.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eFather’s Day\u003c\/em\u003e is a meditation on the quiet, sublime power of compassion and the beauty of simple, everyday things—a breakthrough work from one of our most gifted chroniclers of the human heart.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePraise for \u003cem\u003eFather’s Day\u003c\/em\u003e and Simon Van Booy\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“\u003cem\u003eFather’s Day\u003c\/em\u003e is the moving account of a unique relationship between a parent and child thrust together under the worst of circumstances.”—Elizabeth Crane, author of \u003cem\u003eThe History of Great Things\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Deftly portrays his characters’ raw emotions.”—\u003cem\u003eWall Street Journal\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“The uncanny beauty of Van Booy’s prose and his ability to knife straight to the depths of a character’s heart fill a reader with wonder.”—\u003cem\u003eSan Francisco Chronicle\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“This is a truly special writer who does things with abstract language that are so evocative and original your breath literally catches in your chest.”—Andre Dubus III \u003c\/p\u003e“Van Booy tells his stories without affectation, but ever so effectively as a stylist and a devout humanist.”—\u003cem\u003ePortland Press Herald\u003c\/em\u003e | \u003cp\u003e“Van Booy’s great triumph comes in using a family secret to underscore the message that family is as much a choice as a blood tie. Although any reader will find something to love here, someone who has benefited from a perfectly imperfect family will wear the widest smile. This little book with a big heart is suitable not just for Father’s Day, but for any day.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eShelf Awareness\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Shifting seamlessly between past and present, Simon Van Booy’s \u003cem\u003eFather’s Day\u003c\/em\u003e is the moving account of a unique relationship between a parent and child, thrust together under the worst of circumstances. With fine, nuanced prose and much tenderness, Booy guides this unlikely father-daughter pair into a beautiful maturity, showing us with great heart what it really means to be a family.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eElizabeth Crane, author of The History of Great Things\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“The moving account of a unique relationship between a parent and child, thrust together under the worst of circumstances. With fine, nuanced prose and much tenderness, Booy guides this unlikely father-daughter pair into a beautiful maturity, showing us with great heart what it really means to be a family.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eElizabeth Crane, author of The History of Great Things\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“There’s so much to enjoy along the way, from Mr. Van Booy’s muted lyricism to the profusion of quiet domestic moments rendered in the strangely captivating way of Andre Dubus.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBaylis Greene, East Hampton Star\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eFather’s Day\u003c\/em\u003e, Van Booy again deftly demonstrates that he is a master at the craft of storytelling. - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePortland Press Herald\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Van Booy’s great triumph comes in using a family secret to underscore the message that family is as much a choice as a blood tie. Although any reader will find something to love here, someone who has benefited from a perfectly imperfect family will wear the widest smile. This little book with a big heart is suitable not just for Father’s Day, but for any day.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eShelf Awareness\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Moving, redemptive new novel...The third-person narrative gives both characters their own, distinctive voices that nonetheless change over time. 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