September 24, 2009 in joyce maynards labor day, a mysterious stranger enters the life of a single mother and her son for a holiday weekend. Her bestselling memoir, at home in the world, has been translated into sixteen languages. The book, released in 2009, has now been adapted for the big screen and a. Labor day joyce maynard, 2009 harpercollins 256 pp. Content includes books from bestselling, midlist and debut authors. With the end of summer closing in and a steamy labor day weekend looming in the town of holton mills, new hampshire, thirteenyearold.
Book overview joyce maynard is in topnotch form with labor day. From the perfect pitch of a teenaged boy narrator to the eloquent message of how loneliness can bind people together, this is simply a novel you cannot miss. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Screenplay and directed by jason reitman, the film stars kate winslet and josh brolin. Petersburg times joyce maynard, acclaimed author of at home in the world, is back with labor day. Joyce maynard loves labor day, especially the pie scene joyce maynards novel, labor day, which has been made into a movie starring josh brolin and kate winslet, will hit theaters friday and. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading labor day. Joyce has recorded the good daughters, after her, and under the influence, as well as. Joyce maynards novels are beloved for their compelling and carefully drawn characters, and thisher sixthcarries on that tradition, with three characters whose lives intersect by happenstance, each one changed irrevocably for the better. Joyce maynard loves labor day, especially the pie scene. Joyces writing spans fiction, memoir, true crime, and childrens books. The film was coproduced by paramount pictures and indian paintbrush, premiering at the telluride film festival on august 29, 20, and was a special presentation at the 20 toronto international film festival.
Like all the fiction joyce maynard has written, her new novel may lack many of the literary qualities thought necessary to create a convincing illusion, yet it will not be dismissed. Labor day joyce maynard is in topnotch form with labor day. If you are the publisher or author of this book and feel that the. Labor day by joyce maynard pdf free download ebook.
Joyce maynard with the end of summer closing in and a steamy labor day weekend looming in the town of holton mills, new hampshire, thirteenyearold henrylonely, friendless, not too good at sportsspends most of his time watching television, reading, and daydreaming about the soft skin and budding bodies of his female classmates. For our first outing, we opted for joyce maynards comingofage novel labor day. Petersburg times joyce maynard, acclaimed author of at. In an unlikely opening, yearold henry and his mother adele agree to take home frank, the bleeding man they meet while shopping at pricemart. Inside josh brolin and kate winslets sexy labor day pie. Joyce maynard thought all of that would be nice when jason reitman juno, up in the air approached her to turn her novel, labor day, into a feature film. Labor day by joyce maynard is a story that reminds one of stand by me. The story revolves around henry, his mother, adele, and a stranger called frank. A site dedicated to book lovers providing a forum to discover and share commentary about the books and authors they enjoy. Labor day is a sexy, page turning, poignant story jane hamilton, author of a.
Labor day by joyce maynard the small town of holton mills, new hampshire, in 1987 is the setting for joyce maynards gentle and quietly moving comingofage novel. Joyce s writing spans fiction, memoir, true crime, and childrens books. Salinger, the famously reclusive author of the catcher in the rye, then age 53, who had read a story she wrote for the new york times in her freshman year of college and sent her a letter that changed her life. Jodi picoult, new york times bestselling author of my sisters keeper and handle with care. Joyce maynards memoir broke a silence concerning her relationship at age 18 with j. Shifts of tone mark the progression of maynards latest internal combustion, 2006, etc. Joyce maynard has 30 books on goodreads with 158504 ratings. Jodi picoult, new york times bestselling author of my sisters keeper and keeping faith maynard has created an ensemble of characters that will sneak into your heart, and warm it while it breaks. Sort title title genre genre date oldest date newest under the influence. It was just the two of us, my mother and me, after my father left. Labor day is a comingofage novel published in 2009 by american author joyce maynard. She drove slowly, as usual, as if dense fog covered the road, or ice, but it was summerthe last days before school started, the thursday before labor day weekendand the sun was shining. Joyces recording of her latest release, the best of us, includes a special feature not available in the print version of the book. Jodi picoult, new york times bestselling author of my sisters keeper and keeping faithmaynard has created an ensemble of characters that will sneak into your heart, and warm it while it breaks.
Labor day joyce maynard paperback harpercollins publishers. The new york times bestselling author of labor day and after her returns with a poignant story about the true meaning and the true price of friendship. The 25th anniversary copy of her bestseller, at home in the world. With the end of summer closing in and a steamy labor day weekend looming in the town of holton mills, new hampshire. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read labor day. He said i should count the new baby he had with his new wife, marjorie, as part of my family too, plus richard, marjories son, who was six months younger than me though he was good at all the sports i messed up in.
Reduced to its broad outlines, labor day cant help sounding a little ridiculous. Apart from being a successful thriller, the book is. With the end of summer closing in and a steamy labor day weekend loomi. A pubescent boy learns about sorrow and regret during one blisteringly hot holiday weekend. Joyce maynards novels are beloved for their compelling and carefully drawn characters, and thisher sixthcarries on that tradition, with three characters. Labor day tells the story of one long, steamy labor day weekend told from the point of view of henry. In labor day, joyce maynard has created three wellwritten and engaging characters, has put them in an extraordinary situation, and has delivered a wonderful book.
394 67 1084 1464 1075 1411 1274 1195 459 195 308 417 1106 416 488 1105 1320 1349 956 269 823 1278 1476 988 338 319 711 1323 895 186 1393 943 19 1188 1507 589 764 1038 123 1247 211 669 1241