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Machine Dreams

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Called "an enduring literary achievement . . . astonishing" by The New York Times, this highly acclaimed debut novel from the bestselling author of Black Tickets introduces the Hampsons, an ordinary, small-town American family profoundly affected by the extraordinary events of history—from the Depression to the Vietnam War. 

Here is a stunning chronicle that is revealed in the thoughts, dreams, and memories of each member of the Hampson family. Mitch struggles to earn a living as Jeans becomes the main breadwinner, working to complete 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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Publisher: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group

Kindle Book

  • Release date: November 9, 2011

OverDrive Read

  • ISBN: 9780307808844
  • Release date: November 9, 2011

EPUB ebook

  • ISBN: 9780307808844
  • File size: 1972 KB
  • Release date: November 9, 2011

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Kindle Book
OverDrive Read
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English

Called "an enduring literary achievement . . . astonishing" by The New York Times, this highly acclaimed debut novel from the bestselling author of Black Tickets introduces the Hampsons, an ordinary, small-town American family profoundly affected by the extraordinary events of history—from the Depression to the Vietnam War. 

Here is a stunning chronicle that is revealed in the thoughts, dreams, and memories of each member of the Hampson family. Mitch struggles to earn a living as Jeans becomes the main breadwinner, working to complete 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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