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October Light
Average rating
4 out of 5
Based on 197 Ratings and 27 Reviews

Book Description
Winner of the National Book Critics Circle Award. New Directions is excited to reissue the Gardner classics, beginning with October Light, a complex relationship rendered in a down-to-earth narrative.

October Light is one of John Gardner's masterworks. The penniless widow of a once-wealthy dentist, Sally Abbot now lives in the Vermont farmhouse of her older brother, 72-year-old Jame... More
Book Information
PublisherBallantine Books
BindingMass Market Paperback (35 editions)
Reading LevelUncategorized
# of Pages498
ISBN-100345292987
ISBN-13978-0345292988
Publication Date05/12/1981
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About John Gardner (Author) : John Gardner is a published author. Some of the published credits of John Gardner include Grendel, October Light.
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About Don Bolognese (Illustrator) : Don Bolognese is a published author and an illustrator of children's books and young adult books. Some of the published credits of Don Bolognese include A Circus Adventure: How to Draw Your Own Story,... more
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About Elaine Raphael (Illustrator) : Elaine Raphael is a published author and an illustrator of children's books and young adult books. Some of the published credits of Elaine Raphael include Sacajawea the Journey West, Circus Fun (Begin... more
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