"The Lay of the Land" ist der dritte Roman in einer Reihe von Richard Ford, der das Leben von Frank Bascombe, einem Immobilienmakler in New Jersey, erzählt. Im Jahr 2000, kurz vor Thanksgiving und während der Nachwirkungen der...

Frank Bascombe, in the aftermath of his divorce and the ruin of his career, has entered an 'Existence Period' - selling real estate in New Jersey and mastering the high-wire act of normalcy. But over one Fourth of July weekend, Frank is...

When fifteen-year-old Del Parsons' parents rob a North Dakota bank, his normal life is altered forever, and a threshold is crossed that can never be uncrossed. His parents' imprisonment threatens a turbulent and uncertain future for Del...

"Women with Men" ist eine Sammlung von drei Novellen des amerikanischen Autors Richard Ford. Die Geschichten sind unabhängig voneinander, aber sie alle befassen sich mit der komplexen Dynamik zwischen Männern und Frauen. Die erste...

Von dem Autor des Bestsellers Kanada Als Joes Vater seinen Job als Golflehrer verliert, gerät alles ins Schlingern. Muss er sich ausgerechnet den Feuerbrigaden anschließen, die draußen vor der Stadt die Waldbrände bekämpfen? Verwirrt und...

In his trio of critically acclaimed, bestselling novels?The Sportswriter, Independence Day, and The Lay of the Land?Richard Ford illuminated the zeitgeist of an entire generation, through the divinings of his now-famous literary...

"The Shattered Crown" ist der zweite Band der Steelhaven-Serie von Richard Ford. In diesem Fantasy-Roman wird die Stadt Steelhaven von internen und externen Bedrohungen erschüttert. Während die Herrscherin des Reiches, Königin Janessa,...

First, I'll tell about the robbery our parents committed. Then about the murders, which happened later. It was more bad instincts and bad luck that lead to Dell Parsons' parents robbing a bank. They weren't reckless people, but in an...

Richard Ford returns with four deftly linked Christmas stories narrated by the iconic Frank Bascombe. Now sixty-eight, Frank resides again in the New Jersey suburb of Haddam, and has thrived - seemingly but not utterly - amidst the...

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Frank Bascombe has a younger girlfriend and a job as a sportswriter. To many men of his age, thirty-eight, this would be a cause for optimism, yet Frank feels the pull of his inner despair and especially of his recent losses - his...