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The emperor of gladness : a novel / Cover Image Book

The emperor of gladness : a novel / Ocean Vuong.

Vuong, Ocean, 1988- (author.).

Summary:

"A year in the life of a wayward young man in New England who, by chance, becomes the caretaker for an eighty-two-year-old widow living with dementia, powering a story of friendship, loss, and how much we're willing to risk to claim one of life's most treasured mercies: a second chance"-- Provided by publisher.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780593831878
  • ISBN: 059383187X
  • Physical Description: 402 pages ; 25 cm
  • Edition: First edition
  • Publisher: New York, New York : Penguin Press, 2025.

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General Note:
"Oprah's book club 2025"--Cover.
Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 401-402).

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Subject:
Interpersonal relations > Fiction.
Dementia > Fiction.
Widows > Fiction.
Grief > Fiction.
Caregivers > Fiction.
Loneliness > Fiction.
New England > Fiction.
Genre:
Psychological fiction.
Queer fiction.

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  • 1 of 1 copy available at McDowell County Public Library.

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