Nine shiny objects
by Castleberry, Brian
Edition statement:First edition Published by : Custom House (New York, NY) Physical details: 319 pages 24 cm ISBN:9780062984395; 006298439X.| Item type | Current location | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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"A stunning literary saga in the tradition of DeLillo and Egan, chronicling the unexpectedly and eerily intersecting lives of a lineage of American dreamers"--
June 26, 1947. Headlines across America report the sighting of nine pulsating lights flying over the Cascade Mountains at speeds surpassing any aircraft. In Chicago Oliver Danville, a failed actor now a pool hustler, hitchhikes west in a fever-dream quest for a possible sign from above. A chance encounter with Saul Penrod, an Idaho farmer, sets in motion the birth of 'the Seekers'-- a collective of outcasts, interlopers, and idealists devoted to creating a society where divisions of race, ethnicity, and sexuality are a thing of the past. The group settle in the suburbs of Long Island; their purpose is revealed-- and a horrific crime occurs. In the decades that follow, the perpetrators, survivors, and their children will be forced to face the consequences of what happened: a clash between those who seek inspiration from spacious skies, and others who relish the underworld. -- adapted from jacket
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