A calling for Charlie Barnes : a novel
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New York : Little, Brown and Company, 2021.
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9780316333535, 0316333530
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Oak Lawn Public Library - Adult Fiction
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Published
New York : Little, Brown and Company, 2021.
Format
Book
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342 pages ; 25 cm
Language
English
ISBN
9780316333535, 0316333530

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Someone is telling the story of the life of Charlie Barnes, and it doesn't appear to be going well. Too often divorced, discontent with life's compromises and in a house he hates, this lifelong schemer and eternal romantic would like out of his present circumstances and into the American dream. But when the twin calamities of the Great Recession and a cancer scare come along to compound his troubles, his dreams dwindle further, and an infinite past full of forking paths quickly tapers to a black dot. Then, against all odds, something goes right for a change: Charlie is granted a second act. With help from his storyteller son, he surveys the facts of his life and finds his true calling where he least expects it--in a sacrifice that redounds with selflessness and love--at last becoming the man his son always knew he could be. A Calling for Charlie Barnes is a profound and tender portrait of a man whose desperate need to be loved is his downfall, and a brutally funny account of how that love is ultimately earned.

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Ferris, J. (2021). A calling for Charlie Barnes: a novel (First edition.). Little, Brown and Company.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Ferris, Joshua. 2021. A Calling for Charlie Barnes: A Novel. Little, Brown and Company.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Ferris, Joshua. A Calling for Charlie Barnes: A Novel Little, Brown and Company, 2021.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Ferris, Joshua. A Calling for Charlie Barnes: A Novel First edition., Little, Brown and Company, 2021.

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