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1990•512 pages•Published•ENG•User Reviews

Rabbit at rest

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It's 1989, and Harry 'Rabbit' Angstrom is far from restful. Fifty-six and overweight, he has a struggling business on his hands and a heart that is starting to fail. His family, too, are giving him cause for concern. His son Nelson is a wreck of a man, a cocaine addict with shattered self-respect. Janice, his wife, has decided that she wants to be a working girl. And as for Pru, his daughter-in-law, she seems to be sending out signals to Rabbit that he knows he should ignore, but somehow can't. He has to make the most of life, after all. He doesn't have much time left ...

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FictionMiddle class menHarry Angstrom (Fictitious character)Middle-aged menLiteratureNational Book Critics Circle Award Winneraward:national_book_critics_circle_award=1990award:national_book_critics_circle_award=fictionAmerican fiction (fictional works by one author)Fiction, psychologicalAngstrom, harry (fictitious character), fictionLarge type books

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Book Details

First Published

1990

Pages

512 pages

Rating

4.5 / 5

Ratings

2

Editions

8

Publisher

Distributed by Random House

Language

ENG

Status

Published

The People Behind The Book

Authors

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