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| Genre/Form: | Fiction |
|---|---|
| Material Type: | Fiction |
| Document Type: | Book |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
Nancy Huston |
| ISBN: | 9780802170514 080217051X |
| OCLC Number: | 250400933 |
| Language Note: | Translated from the French. |
| Notes: | This translation originally published: Australia: Text, 2007. Includes reading group guide. |
| Description: | 307 p. ; 24 cm. |
| Other Titles: | Lignes de faille. |
| Responsibility: | Nancy Huston. |
Abstract:
Fault Lines begins with Sol, a gifted, terrifying child whose mother believes he is destined for greatness partly because he has a birthmark like his dad, his grandmother, and his great-grandmother. When Sol's family makes an unexpected trip to Germany, secrets begin to emerge about their history during World War II. It seems birthmarks are not all that's been passed down through the bloodlines. Closely observed, lyrically told, and epic in scope, Fault Lines is a touching, fearless, and unusual novel about four generations of children and their parents. The story moves from the West Coast of the United States to the East, from Haifa to Toronto to Munich, as secrets unwind back through time until a devastating truth about the family's origins is reached.
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