The Way Through Doors
of Jesse Ball (Goodreads Author)
Description
With his debut novel, Samedi the Deafness, Jesse Ball emerged as one of our most extraordinary new writers. Now, Ball returns with this haunting tale of love and storytelling, hope and identity.When Selah Morse sees a young woman get hit by a speeding taxicab, he rushes her to the hospital. The girl has lost her memory; she is delirious and has no identification, so Selah poses as her boyfriend. She is released into his care, but the doctor charges him to keep her awake, and to help her remember her past. Through the long night, he tells her stories, inventing and inventing, trying to get closer to what might be true, and hoping she will recognize herself in one of his tales. Offering up moments of pure insight and unexpected, exuberant humor, The Way Through Doors demonstrates Jesse Ball's great artistry and gift for and narrative.
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Book Details
- Format Paperback
- Pages 240 pages
- Publisher Vintage
- Publication Date February 10th 2009
- First Publication 01/01/09
- Language English
- ISBN 9780307387462
- Edition Not informed
- Category Fiction
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