From New York Times bestselling author James Lee Burke--an atmospheric, coming-of-age story set in 1952 Texas, as the Korea War rages.
On its surface, life in Houston is as you would expect: drive-in restaurants, souped-up cars, jukeboxes, teenagers discovering their sexuality. But beneath the glitz and superficial normalcy, a class war has begun, and it is nothing like the conventional portrayal of the decade. Against this backdrop Aaron Holland Broussard discovers the poignancy of first love and a world of violence he did not know existed.
When Aaron spots the beautiful and gifted Valerie Epstein fighting with her boyfriend, Grady Harrelson, at a Galveston drive-in, he inadvertently challenges the power of the Mob and one of the richest families in Texas. He also discovers he must find the courage his father had found as an American soldier in the Great War.
Written in evocative prose, The Jealous Kind may prove to be James Lee Burke's most encompassing work yet. As Aaron undergoes his harrowing evolution from boy to man, we can't help but recall the inspirational and curative power of first love and how far we would go to protect it.
Show moreFrom New York Times bestselling author James Lee Burke--an atmospheric, coming-of-age story set in 1952 Texas, as the Korea War rages.
On its surface, life in Houston is as you would expect: drive-in restaurants, souped-up cars, jukeboxes, teenagers discovering their sexuality. But beneath the glitz and superficial normalcy, a class war has begun, and it is nothing like the conventional portrayal of the decade. Against this backdrop Aaron Holland Broussard discovers the poignancy of first love and a world of violence he did not know existed.
When Aaron spots the beautiful and gifted Valerie Epstein fighting with her boyfriend, Grady Harrelson, at a Galveston drive-in, he inadvertently challenges the power of the Mob and one of the richest families in Texas. He also discovers he must find the courage his father had found as an American soldier in the Great War.
Written in evocative prose, The Jealous Kind may prove to be James Lee Burke's most encompassing work yet. As Aaron undergoes his harrowing evolution from boy to man, we can't help but recall the inspirational and curative power of first love and how far we would go to protect it.
Show moreJames Lee Burke is a New York Times bestselling author, two-time winner of the Edgar Award, and the recipient of the Guggenheim Fellowship for Creative Arts in Fiction. He's authored thirty-nine novels and two short story collections. He lives in Missoula, Montana.
"A gorgeous prose stylist."--Stephen King
"Burke has a hit with this dark, atmospheric story."--Publishers
Weekly
"Burke possesses a unique voice with such deliberate word choice
that it creates its own atmosphere."--Lone Star Literary Life
"Burke's evocative prose remains a thing of reliably fierce
wonder."--Entertainment Weekly
"Burke's gritty coming-of-age tale is a typically entertaining read
that may cap a trilogy but also begs for a sequel."--Kirkus
"Burke's writing [is] Faulkner-esque in its beauty, its feel on the
ear like a southern breeze blowing through magnolia blossoms and
oil fields."--Missoulian
"For five decades, Burke has created memorable novels that weave
exquisite language, unforgettable characters, and social commentary
into written tapestries that mirror the contemporary scene. His
work transcends genre classification."--Philadelphia Inquirer
"James Lee Burke is the heavy weight champ, a great American
novelist whose work, taken individually or as a whole, is
unsurpassed."--Michael Connelly
"James Lee Burke is the reigning champ of nostalgia noir."--The New
York Times Book Review
"The master storyteller continues the six-title "Holland Family"
series with this visceral coming-of-age set in 1950s Texas. Wealth
and privilege clash with poverty and ignorance as young Aaron
Broussard finds first love, confronts his foes and saves a friend.
This being Burke, the mob lurks in the background. He is best known
for his 20-title Dave Robicheaux thriller series, yet his body of
work has transcended genre to become what critics and academicians
regard as literature."--Sacramento Bee
"This book, with its larger-than-life characters, is a grand
adventure, a sweeping love story and a tale of youth recollected in
relative tranquility--its noirish reality tinged with a rosy glow,
part of which comes from spilled blood."--The Wall Street
Journal
"What brings the myth-laden story to life is Burke's lyrical prose
and his ability to use description to mirror emotion. That and what
is perhaps the best last paragrapgh in this author's landmark
career."--Booklist, Starred Review
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