Author: Tao Lin Year: 2010 Rank: Rating: Original Rating: Pop Rating: Genres/categories: Fiction, Contemporary
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ISBNs: 9781935554158 1935554158 |
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Richard Yates is named after real-life writer Richard Yates, but it has nothing to do with him. Instead, it tracks the rise and fall of an illicit affair between a very young writer and his even younger--in fact, under-aged--lover. As he seeks to balance work and love, she becomes more and more self-destructive in a play for his undivided attention. His guilt and anger builds in response until they find themselves hurtling out of control and afraid to let go.
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