The Corrections by Jonathan Franzen Paperback Book

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Author: Jonathan Franzen

Narrator: Dylan Baker

Format: Abridged-CD, Paperback

Publisher: Simon & Schuster

Published: Sep 2001

Genre: Fiction - General

Retail Price: $39.95

Discs: 5

Synopsis

The Lambert family isn't doing well. Alfred has Parkinson's disease and a bad case of alienation from his wife, Enid. Gary is a banker with a heart of steel. Chip is in New York City trying to find himself, but losing the battle. And Denise is stuck in a destructive affair with someone very unsuitable. Enid is hoping to steal away with Alfred for a long-postponed cruise, but as things start to spiral out of control, the Lamberts must examine where they are, where they have been, and what exactly it means to be a family in the latter half of the 20th century. THE CORRECTIONS was a bestseller and a New York Times

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