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Douglas Kennedy has once again written an incredibly powerful story set just after the second World War in Manhatten with twists and turns on almost every page. Incredibly well drawn characters, particularly the women, linger on long after you’ve finished the book. It’s a tragic love story, a story of divided loyalties and though quite a long book, much like his others, we think you’ll be glued to the pages throughout. A wonderful escapist read.
| Primary Genre | Modern and Contemporary Fiction |
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Manhattan, Thanksgiving eve, 1945. The war was over, and Eric Smythe's party was in full swing. All his clever Greenwich Village friends were there. So too was his sister Sara - an independent, canny young woman, starting to make her way in the big city. And then in walked a gatecrasher, Jack Malone - a U. S. Army journalist just back from a defeated Germany, and a man whose world-view did not tally with that of Eric and his friends. Set amidst the dynamic optimism of postwar New York and the subsequent nightmare of the McCarthy witch-hunts, The Pursuit of Happiness is a great tragic love story; a tale of divided loyalties, decisive moral choices, and the random workings of destiny.
The Pursuit of Happiness features in the following genres: Modern and Contemporary Fiction, eBooks of the Month, General Fiction, Fiction, Recommendations
The Pursuit of Happiness is available in Paperback
The Pursuit of Happiness was written by Douglas Kennedy and published by Arrow Books Ltd
The Pursuit of Happiness has 646 pages
£9.89
