You Have to be Careful in the Land of the Free
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- Synopsis
- In the critically acclaimed You Have to Be Careful in the Land of the Free, James Kelman has created an unforgettable character and a darkly comic portrait of a post-9/11 America. Jeremiah Brown, a Scottish immigrant in his early thirties, has lived in the United States for twelve years. He has moved as many times, from the East Coast to the West Coast and back again, all in the hope his luck would change. To add to his restlessness and indecision, he now has a nonrefundable ticket to Glasgow--by way of Seattle, Canada, Iceland, and England--to visit his mother. On his last night in the States, Jeremiah finds himself in a town south of Rapid City, moving from bar to bar, attracting and repelling strangers, losing count of the beers he has drunk. All the while he is haunted by memories and by an acute sense of foreboding.
- Copyright:
- 2004
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Excellent
- Book Size:
- 410 Pages
- ISBN-13:
- 9780156031721
- Publisher:
- Harcourt Children's Books
- Date of Addition:
- 12/05/12
- Copyrighted By:
- M & J Kelman Limited
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- Literature and Fiction
- Submitted By:
- Rick Costa
- Proofread By:
- Freda
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.