Machine Dreams
JAYNE ANNE PHILLIPS

Machine Dreams by Jayne Anne Phillips 6 reviews (1984) (331p) National Book Critics Circle Award for Fiction Finalist New York Times® Best Fiction Books

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Book Description

In her highly acclaimed debut novel, the bestselling author of Shelter introduces the Hampsons, an ordinary, small-town American family profoundly affected by the extraordinary events of history. Here is a stunning chronicle that begins with the Depression and ends with the Vietnam War, revealed in the thoughts, dreams, and memories of each family member. Mitch struggles to earn a living as Jeans becomes the main breadwinner, working to coplete college and raise the family. While the couple fight to keep their marriage intact, their daughter Danner and son Billy forge a sibling bond of uncommon strength. When Billy goes off to Vietnam, Danner becomes the sole bond linking her family, whose dissolution mirrors the fractured state of America in the 1960s. Deeply felt and vividly imagined, this lyrical novel is "among the wisest of a generation to grapple with a war that maimed us all" (The Village Voice), by a master of contemporary fiction.

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Lark and Termite by Jayne Anne Phillips 183 reviews (2009) (304p) (NBCCA) (NBA) Read Reviews | Visit this book's Amazon.com page

Jayne Anne Phillips Award Stats

Major Prize* Nominations 3   Unique Books Nominated for a Major Prize* 2   Pulitzer Prize Wins 0   Pulitzer Prize Nominations 0   National Book Critics Circle Award Wins 0   National Book Critics Circle Award Nominations 2 Machine Dreams · Lark and Termite ·   National Book Award Wins 0   National Book Award Nominations 1 Lark and Termite ·   Man Booker Prize Wins 0   Man Booker Prize Nominations 0   PEN/Faulkner Award Wins 0   PEN/Faulkner Award Nominations 0

*Major Prize = Pulitzer Prize, National Book Critics Circle Award, National Book Award, Man Booker Prize, and PEN/Faulkner Award

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