The Summer We Fell Apart

"[A] well-crafted and cunning debut novel...a testament to the resilience of the human spirit."
--Publishers Weekly

The Summer We Fell Apart by newcomer Robin Antalek is a poignant, funny, and totally engrossing novel of family disasters and sibling rivalry--and it marks the debut of a pitch-perfect new voice in contemporary American fiction. Antalek's tale of the trials and many tribulations of the hapless and more than a little dysfunctional Haas family recalls the work of Sue Miller and Ann Beattie--and is a wonderful introduction to a superb writer whose short fiction has been nominated for numerous awards, including the Glimmer Train's Family Matter's and Short-Story Award and the Bellingham Review's Tobias Wolff Award for Fiction.

Author: Robin Antalek
Publisher: William Morrow & Company
Published: 01/01/2010
Pages: 384
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.60lbs
Size: 8.00h x 5.34w x 0.92d
ISBN: 9780061782169

Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 10/26/2009 pg. 30
Library Journal 11/15/2009 pg. 56
BookPage 01/01/2010

About the Author
Antalek, Robin: -

Robin Antalek is the author of The Summer We Fell Apart. She lives in Saratoga Springs, New York.