I'll Take You There

Author(s): Wally Lamb

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The kaleidoscopic new novel from Wally Lamb: the number one New York Times bestselling author of She's Come Undone. Every Monday evening, Felix Funicello sets up a new film at an old vaudeville theatre in preparation for his weekly movie club. But one night, as this sixty-year-old scholar prepares the projectionist booth, he is confronted by an unanticipated guest: the ghost of Lois Weber. Once a trailblazing motion picture director from Hollywood's silent film era, Lois invites Felix to sit back and watch a new feature on the big screen - scenes from Felix's life. At first unnerved by these ethereal apparitions, Felix comes to look forward to his encounters with Lois. And as these magical movies play before him, he begins to reflect on the trio of unforgettable women who have profoundly impacted his life: his troublesome yet loving sister; his Generation Y daughter; and Verna, a fiery would-be beauty queen. An evocative and kaleidoscopic convergence of Hollywood, feminism and family secrets, I'll Take You There is a radiant homage to a single life and to the resiliency, strength and power of women.

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"John Updike once observed that J. D. Salinger loves some of his characters "more than God loves them," which might be said about Wally Lamb." New York Times Book Review

Wally Lamb is the author of four previous novels, including the New York Times bestseller The Hour I First Believed and Wishin' and Hopin', a bestselling novella. His first two works of fiction, She's Come Undone and I Know This Much Is True, were both number-one New York Times bestsellers and Oprah's Book Club selections. He lives in Connecticut with his wife, Christine. The Lambs are the parents of three sons.

General Fields

  • : 9781786330666
  • : Penguin Random House
  • : 0.359
  • : June 2016
  • : 234mm X 153mm
  • : United Kingdom
  • : books

Special Fields

  • : Wally Lamb
  • : Paperback
  • : very good
  • : 352