A Novel
by Jonathan Franzen
Recommended by Emily Nussbaum
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Jonathan Franzen's gift for wedding depth and vividness of character with breadth of social vision has never been more dazzlingly evident than in Crossroads.It's December 23, 1971, and heavy weather is forecast for Chicago. Russ Hildebrandt, the associate pastor of a liberal suburban church, is on the brink of breaking free of a marriage he finds j...
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Emily Nussbaum
“So cool that this book is a) warm & b) has a deep, wild "mom" character. Feels like an elbowthrow after Freedom and Purity, a demonstration that he can do the exact stuff some critics (including me) found wanting.”
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