Set in a beautiful but dying Pennsylvania steel town, American Rust is a novel of the lost American dream and the desperation that arises from its loss. It is the story of two young men bound to the town by family, responsibility, inertia and the beauty around them who dream of a future beyond the factories, abandoned homes, and the polluted river. Isaac is the smartest kid in town, left behind to care for his sick father after his mother commits suicide and his sister Lee moves away. Now Isaac wants out too. Not even his best friend, Billy Poe, can stand in his way: broad-shouldered Billy, always ready for a fight, still living in his mother's trailer. Then, on the very day of Isaac's leaving, something happens that changes the friends' fates and tests the loyalties of their friendship and those of their lovers, families, and the town itself. Evoking John Steinbeck's novels of restless lives during the Great Depression, American Rust is an extraordinarily moving novel about the bleak realities that battle our desire for transcendance, and the power of love and friendship to redeem us.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
ISBN-13
9781847394125
eBay Product ID (ePID)
92296534
Product Key Features
Book Title
American Rust
Author
Philipp Meyer
Format
Paperback
Language
English
Topic
Books
Publication Year
2010
Number of Pages
384 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height
198mm
Item Width
130mm
Additional Product Features
Title_Author
Philipp Meyer
Country/Region of Manufacture
United Kingdom
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