The Gunners
Author(s): Rebecca Kauffman
The Gunners used to be inseparable. A gang of latchkey kids, they took their name from the doorbell of the abandoned house they played in as children - and drank in as teenagers. Together they navigated the difficult journey from childhood to adolescence and learnt their first vital lessons about becoming adults; Mikey, Sam, Lynn, Alice, Jimmy and Sally are more like a family than just friends. One day, Sally suddenly stopped speaking to them and wouldn't explain why. Years later, Sally's suicide forces the Gunners back together for her funeral. All of them have secrets they are reluctant to share, secrets which mean they must reassess their happy memories and finally be honest about the reasons Sally left.This is a generous and poignant novel about the difficulty - and the joy - of being a true friend.
Product Information
REBECCA KAUFFMAN is originally from rural northeastern Ohio. She received her B.A. in Classical Violin Performance from the Manhattan School of Music, and several years later, she received her M.F.A. in creative writing from New York University. She currently lives in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia. She is also the author of Another Place You've Never Been, which was long-listed for the Center for Fiction's First Novel Prize.
General Fields
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- : Counterpoint Press
- : Counterpoint
- : 0.5
- : March 2018
- : .97 Inches X 6 Inches X 9 Inches
- : books
Special Fields
- : 224
- : 813.6
- : English
- : Hardback
- : Rebecca Kauffman