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Lea Carpenter - Eleven Days (2nd Hand Hardback)
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Synopsis
Longlisted for The Baileys Woman's Prize for Fiction Fiction 2014.
One of The London Evening Standard Books of The Year 2013.
The novel is about a mother's bond with her son ; about life choices ; about the military, war, and service to one's country.
When the story opens on May 11, 2011, Sara’s son, Jason, has been missing for nine days from a Special Operations Forces mission on the same night as the Bin Laden raid.
Smart, young, and bohemian, Sara had dreams of an Ivy League university for Jason that were not out of reach, followed by a job on the Hill where there were connections through his father. The events of 9/11 changed Jason’s mind and Sara accepted that, steeping herself in all things military to better understand her son’s days, while she works as a freelance editor for Washington policy makers and wonks.
Now she knows nothing more about Jason’s fate than the crowds of well-wishers and media camped out in the driveway in front of her small farmhouse in Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania, waiting to hear news.
In a series of flashbacks we learn about Jason’s dashing absentee father, a man who said he was a writer but whose career seemed to involve being in faraway places. And through letters Jason writes home from his training and early missions, we get a picture of a strong, compassionate leader who is wise beyond his years and modest about his abilities.
Those exceptional abilities will give Jason the chance to participate in a wholly different level of assignment, the most important and dangerous of his career. At the end Sara will find herself on an unexpected journey full of surprise.
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- Format : Standard 2nd Hand Hardback with Dust Jacket
- Condition : Very Good
- Category : Fiction - War & Military Fiction
- Published : 2013 (Two Roads - 1st Edition, 1st Printing)
- ISBN : 9781444776232
- SKU : B003364
- PPC : SP500gm
- RRP : £14.99
- Quantity Available : 1 only.
External Reviews
"Compelling" - Toni Morrison.
"An extraordinary accomplishment" - Kevin Powers.
"Eleven Days isn’t a typical war novel. It’s a subtle investigation into the mindset of a soldier, showing how the presence of danger affects both those on the battle field and their loved ones many miles away." - Farmlane Books.
"Though clinical at first glance, this well-turned story packs plenty of emotion. Among the smartest of the batch." - Kirkus Reviews.
"A magnificent debut." - Alexandra Styron.
". . . the other side of the equation is Sara. While Jason sees heroism, she sees mindless sacrifice. To her, Jason is not a hero on a mission; he is her son, her world. And while she does not deny the risks - Jason’s father, after all, was tangentially involved with the military - her toughness is tempered by a mother’s loving concern. The title - Eleven Days - represents the number of days that Jason goes missing while on a high profile mission. Written with pristine precision and powerful prose, this book may break your heart. In unexpected ways, it broke mine." - Goodreads Review.
The Author
Lea Carpenter graduated from Princeton and has an MBA from Harvard. She was one of the original editors at Francis Ford Coppola's literary magazine, Zoetrope, and later served as Deputy Publisher for The Paris Review. She lives in New York with her husband and their two sons. She has served in various capacities at the New York Public Library for over fifteen years, where she assists with new programming initiatives. This is her first novel.