Centuries of June
Author | : Keith Donohue |
Publisher | : Crown |
Total Pages | : 354 |
Release | : 2012-11-20 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780307450296 |
ISBN-13 | : 0307450295 |
Rating | : 4/5 (295 Downloads) |
Download or read book Centuries of June written by Keith Donohue and published by Crown. This book was released on 2012-11-20 with total page 354 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Set in the bathroom of an old house just before dawn on a night in June, Centuries of June is a black comedy about a man attempting to tell the story of how he ended up on the floor with a hole in his head. But he keeps getting interrupted by a series of suspects—eight women lying in the bedroom just down the hall. Each woman tells a story drawn from five centuries of American myth and legend in a wild medley of styles and voices. Keith Donohue has been praised for his vivid imagination and for evoking “the otherworldly with humor and the ordinary with wonder” (Audrey Niffenegger). Centuries of June is a romp through history, a madcap murder mystery, an existential ghost story, and a stunning tour de force at once ingenious, sexy, inspiring, and ultimately deeply moving.