The Golden Hour: A Novel
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After fortysix years in upscale Manhattan, after two roaring decades as an investment banker and after nineteen years of marriage, Bill Schoenberg lost it all and ran for the hills. He made a mistake, regrettable and unspeakab≤ and having fled to his neglected country house in rural New York State to gather his wits, he found a chance to reacquire his selfrespect as well and possibly even redemption. To a man for whom flames existed solely in the kitchens of fourstar restaurants, and who had volunteered for nothing in his life, the Harristown Volunteer Fire Company represented an unlikely pursuit until a fire in his house convinced him otherwise. As Bill struggled to trade his French cuff shirts for flannel, to learn to dress in the back of a moving fire truck and to knock down forest fires, he was also forced to navigate the darker recesses of his mind and dying marriage. His wife may have been having an affair with one of his colorful country neighbors; an angry intruder seemed to be preying on his property; and his own unmentionable secret came closer to the surface the longer he stayed in Harristown. Intelligent and entertaining, funny and frightening, THE GOLDEN HOUR is a unique novel of manhood, neighborhood, and saving the day.
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0060760877
ISBN13:9780060760878
Release Date:April 2007
Publisher:Harper Paperbacks
Length:288 Pages
Weight:0.50 lbs.
Dimensions:0.7" x 5.8" x 8.0"
Customer Reviews
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Move over, Richard Russo
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 19 years ago
The Golden Hour is amazingly fresh and funny. The protagonist, Bill Schoenberg, fat, drunk and furious at his faithless soon-to-be ex-wife chooses a string of unlikely ways of blowing up his life to clear the way for a fresh start. The side characters are vivid, the pay-offs are deeply satisfying, the whole enterprise is a gem.
"Wall Street Part 2" (A GREAT novel!!)
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 19 years ago
Ever wonder what might have happened to a Bud Fox type after burning out from his decadent 80s lifestyle? This novel is the perfect version of just that. A thoughtful, hillarious story of the downfall and recovery of a hyped up Wall Street master-of-the-universe. Weinstock does a great job at making us hate, pitty, and finally cheer for a real S.O.B. And you'll never guess the ending... Buy one for yourself, your greedy boss, and your local volunteer fireman.
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