Lark and Termite (Hardback)

Jayne Anne Phillips (Author)

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Lark and Termite

Lark and Termite

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Lark and Termite

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Set in the 1950s in West Virginia and Korea, Lark and Termite is a story of the power of loss and love, the echoing ramifications of war, family secrets, dreams and ghosts, and the unseen, almost magical bonds that unite and sustain us. At its centre: Lark and her brother, Termite, a child unable to walk and talk but full of radiance; their mother, Lola; their aunt, Nonie, who raises them; and Termites father, Corporal Robert Leavitt, who finds himself caught up in the early chaotic months of the Korean War. Told with enormous imagination and deep feeling, the novel invites us into the hearts and thoughts of each of the leading characters; even into Termites intricate, shuttered consciousness. We are with Leavitt, trapped by friendly fire. We see Larks hopes for herself and Termite, and how she makes them happen. We learn of Lolas love for her soldier husband and children, and unravel the mystery of her relationship with Nonie. We discover the lasting connections between past and future on the night the town experiences an overwhelming flood, and we follow Lark and Termite as their lives are changed for ever. The first novel for nine years by one of Americas greatest writers, Lark and Termite is rich, rewarding and unforgettable.
  • Publisher: Jonathan Cape
  • ISBN: 9780224059763
  • Pages: 272
  • Weight: 0.572
Born and raised in small town West Virginia, Jayne Anne Phillips hitchhiked across the US with a woman friend when she was 19. At 26, a year out of grad school, she published Black Tickets, a first book of stories that influenced a generation of writers and won the Sue Kaufman Prize for First Fiction. Her first novel, Machine Dreams, chosen one of twelve Best Books of the Year by the New York Times. A second book of stories, Fast Lanes, preceded Shelter, in which a 60’s era Girl Guides camp set in a forest primeval is the backdrop for a sensual battle between good and evil. MotherKind follows Kate through the first year of her infant son’s life and the last year she shares with her terminally ill mother. Lark and Termite, finalist for the National Book Award, the NBCC Award, and the Prix de Medici Etrangers, traces the magical connection between a soldier caught up in the Korean War, the disabled son he will never know, and Lark, a young girl who believes her brother is deeply conscious of more than he appears to understand.

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