The lay of the land

Ford, Richard 1944- (Author). Barrett, Joe. (Added Author).

Summary: The third installment, after The Sportswriter and Independence Day, of "an extraordinary epic." This new novel from Pulitzer Prize and PEN/Faulkner award-winner Richard Ford marks the return of Frank Bascombe, one of the most beloved characters in American fiction. The time: The Fall of 2000 with the presidential election on-going and Thanksgiving looming with all its own perils, from the post-nuclear family get-together to explosions that will leave listeners gasping. The place: The Jersey shore, where Frank Bascombe now plies his trade as a realtor. Laugh-out-loud funny, "The lay of the land" is sure to be an instant classic.

Record details

ISBN: 9780739349212 (sound recording : OverDrive Audio Book)
ISBN: 073934921X (sound recording : OverDrive Audio Book)
Physical Description: electronic
electronic resource
remote
Publisher: [Santa Ana, Calif.] : Books on Tape, 2006.

Content descriptions

General Note:	Downloadable audio file. Title from: Title details screen. Unabridged. Duration: 24:51:43.
Participant or Performer Note:	Read by Joe Barrett.
System Details Note:	Requires OverDrive Media Console (file size: 357302 KB). Mode of access: World Wid e Web.