Heft
of Liz Moore
Description
Former academic Arthur Opp weighs 550 pounds and hasn't left his rambling Brooklyn home in a decade. Twenty miles away, in Yonkers, seventeen-year-old Kel Keller navigates life as the poor kid in a rich school and pins his hopes on what seems like a promising baseball career âif he can untangle himself from his family drama. The link between this unlikely pair is Kelâs mother, Charlene, a former student of Arthurâs. After nearly two decades of silence, it is Charleneâs unexpected phone call to Arthurâa plea for helpâthat jostles them into action. Through Arthur and Kelâs own quirky and lovable voices, Heft tells the winning story of two improbable heroes whose sudden connection transforms both their lives. Like Elizabeth McCrackenâs The Giantâs House, Heft is a novel about love and family found in the most unexpected places.
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Book Details
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 352 pages
- Publisher W. W. Norton Company
- Publication Date January 23rd 2012
- First Publication 01/01/12
- Language English
- ISBN 9780393081503
- Edition Not informed
- Category Fiction
- Scenario ['New York City, New York (United States)']
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