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Best friends : a novel, Thomas Berger

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"Since childhood, Sam Grandy and Roy Courtright have been best friends. They grew up in the same prosperous community, went to the same prep school, and later entered the same university. After Sam's father died, Roy's father looked after him. At one point Sam dated Roy's sister, Robin. As best friends, they share a close and loving bond, often stronger than the relationships other men share with their girlfriends, siblings, or wives." "But in the twenty years since their friendship began, their fundamental differences have become more apparent and their relationship has grown strained. More and more often they realize they are opposites - one a womanizer, the other a devoted husband; one careless with money, the other frugal; one independent, the other needy. Do these differences threaten their friendship - or are the dissimilarities what make it possible? Can they escape the ties of their past, or are they intrinsically bound until death?" "When Sam's health begins to falter, he draws Roy into his life again - and into a chain of deceit, sex, delusion, death, and love such as only a best friend could."--Jacket
Language
eng
Work
Publication
Extent
209 pages
Isbn
9780743241830
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Best friends : a novel
Title
Best friends
Title remainder
a novel
Statement of responsibility
Thomas Berger
Creator
Subject
Genre
Language
eng
Summary
"Since childhood, Sam Grandy and Roy Courtright have been best friends. They grew up in the same prosperous community, went to the same prep school, and later entered the same university. After Sam's father died, Roy's father looked after him. At one point Sam dated Roy's sister, Robin. As best friends, they share a close and loving bond, often stronger than the relationships other men share with their girlfriends, siblings, or wives." "But in the twenty years since their friendship began, their fundamental differences have become more apparent and their relationship has grown strained. More and more often they realize they are opposites - one a womanizer, the other a devoted husband; one careless with money, the other frugal; one independent, the other needy. Do these differences threaten their friendship - or are the dissimilarities what make it possible? Can they escape the ties of their past, or are they intrinsically bound until death?" "When Sam's health begins to falter, he draws Roy into his life again - and into a chain of deceit, sex, delusion, death, and love such as only a best friend could."--Jacket
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1924-2014
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Berger, Thomas
Dewey number
813/.54
Index
no index present
LC call number
PS3552.E719
LC item number
B47 2003
Literary form
fiction
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  • Bachelors
  • Male friendship
  • Man-woman relationships
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Best friends : a novel, Thomas Berger
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volume
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rdacarrier
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  • txt
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Control code
51040487
Dimensions
22 cm
Extent
209 pages
Isbn
9780743241830
Lccn
2002042617
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unmediated
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rdamedia
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Label
Best friends : a novel, Thomas Berger
Publication
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volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
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rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Control code
51040487
Dimensions
22 cm
Extent
209 pages
Isbn
9780743241830
Lccn
2002042617
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
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  • n

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