Machine Dreams
by Jayne Anne Phillips
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This chronicle of an ordinary middle-class family from the Depression to the Vietnam War--in which a beloved son is lost--is told from the points of view of a shifting collection of family members. When it was published in 1984, Phillips's novel was nominated for the National Book Critics Circle Award.
Editions of Machine Dreams
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Binding/Format Paperback |
Publisher Vintage Books |
Date 1999 |
Price $8.95 |
 NEW |
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ISBN |
Binding/Format Hardcover |
Publisher Thorndike Pr |
Date 1985 |
Price $1.00 |
Used, Good |
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Binding/Format Paperback |
Publisher Pocket Books |
Date 1992 |
Price $1.00 |
Used, Very Good |
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Binding/Format Hardcover |
Publisher Penguin USA |
Date 1984 |
Price $1.00 |
Used, Good |
Publisher Notes
A succession of voices, evoking a broad spectrum of experiences, emotions, relationships, and historical eras, capture the inexorable movement of one American family toward dissolution amid the turmoil of the Vietnam controversy.
Media Reviews
"This wonderful young writer has penetrated the definitive experience of her generation."
First Line
It's strange what you don't forget.
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