City on fire / by Garth Risk Hallberg.
The all-too-human individuals who live within this extraordinary first novel are: Regan and William Hamilton-Sweeney, estranged heirs to one of the city's biggest fortunes; Keith and Mercer, the men who, for better or worse, love them; Charlie and Sam, two Long Island teenagers seduced by downtown's nascent punk scene; an obsessive magazine reporter; his spunky, West Coast-transplant neighbor; and the detective trying to figure out what they all have to do with a shooting in Central Park. From post-Vietnam youth culture to the fiscal crisis, from a lushly appointed townhouse on Sutton Place to a derelict squat on East 3rd Street, this city on fire is at once recognizable and completely unexpected. And when the infamous blackout of July 13th, 1977 plunges it into darkness, each of these entangled lives will be changed, irrevocably.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780385353779
- ISBN: 0385353774
- ISBN: 9780804172950
- ISBN: 0804172951
- Physical Description: 903 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
- Edition: First edition
- Publisher: New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2015.
Content descriptions
- Target Audience Note:
- 980L Lexile
- Study Program Information Note:
- Accelerated Reader AR UG 7 57 177755.
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- 47 of 48 copies available at NC Cardinal.
- 1 of 1 copy available at Iredell County Public Library. (Show)
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Statesville Main Library | F HALLBERG (Text) | 33114017651142 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Annie Hubbard McEachern Public Library | F HALLBERG (Text) | 34510000542678 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| BHM Headquarters Library | FIC (Text) | 38344101537098 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Bath Community Library | FIC (Text) | 38344101539268 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Beaufort Main | F HALLB (Text) | 34208203157333 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Boonville Community Public Library | F HALLBERG (Text) | 30005100198475 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Canton Library | F Hallberg (Text) | 33115007609982 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Charles H. Stone Memorial Library | F HALLBERG (Text) | 30665100356470 | Adult New Fiction | Available | - |
| Corolla Library | F HAL (Text) | 39488600132205 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Danbury Public Library | F HALLBERG (Text) | 30672100191576 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
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Summary:
The all-too-human individuals who live within this extraordinary first novel are: Regan and William Hamilton-Sweeney, estranged heirs to one of the city's biggest fortunes; Keith and Mercer, the men who, for better or worse, love them; Charlie and Sam, two Long Island teenagers seduced by downtown's nascent punk scene; an obsessive magazine reporter; his spunky, West Coast-transplant neighbor; and the detective trying to figure out what they all have to do with a shooting in Central Park. From post-Vietnam youth culture to the fiscal crisis, from a lushly appointed townhouse on Sutton Place to a derelict squat on East 3rd Street, this city on fire is at once recognizable and completely unexpected. And when the infamous blackout of July 13th, 1977 plunges it into darkness, each of these entangled lives will be changed, irrevocably.
