Bitter Is the Wind : A Novel Paperback / softback
by Jim McDermott
Paperback / softback
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Do Americans live in a land of freedom and equality where people with vision, brains, and a strong work ethic can have rewarding lives? Or is ours a society where well-being, dignity, and independence are reserved for a narrow elite?Bitter Is the Wind is a coming of age novel that traces the lives of George Johnson Jr. and his father from the rural blue-collar landscape of upstate New York in the 1970s to the halls of Wharton Business School and the heights of Wall Street.
After a tragedy strengthens their familial bond, the Johnsons contend with assembly line monotony and unfulfilled dreams of baseball stardom, and they learn what it means to be tempted, trapped, jailed, and ignored by a seemingly uncaring God. First time novelist Jim McDermott opens a window on the American working class and its aching desire for financial security, recognition, and respect.
His characters confront a modern world with limited possibilities, ambiguous mores, and authorities who seem devoted to keeping the brightest and most talented members of the underclass on the other side of town.
Bitter Is the Wind is a deft and timely deconstruction of the American Dream.
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- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:224 pages, Illustrations, unspecified
- Publisher:Rare Bird Books
- Publication Date:30/03/2017
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- ISBN:9781945572142
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Out of Stock - We are unable to provide an estimated availability date for this product
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:224 pages, Illustrations, unspecified
- Publisher:Rare Bird Books
- Publication Date:30/03/2017
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- ISBN:9781945572142