All the Little Live Things

By Wallace Stegner | Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group

About the book

Joe Allston, the retired literary agent of Stegner's National Book Award-winning novel, The Spectator Bird, returns in this disquieting and keenly observed novel. Scarred by the senseless death of their son and baffled by the engulfing chaos of the 1960s, Allston and his wife, Ruth, have left the coast for a California retreat. And although their new home looks like Eden, it also has serpents: Jim Peck, a messianic exponent of drugs, yoga, and sex; and Marian Catlin, an attractive young woman whose otherworldly innocence is far more appealing—and far more dangerous.

Editions of All the Little Live Things

Hardcover
ISBN 9780670114368
Paperback
ISBN 9780140154412
Paperback
ISBN 9780451035721
Paperback
ISBN 9780451055200
EBook
ISBN 9781101075791

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Joe Allston, the retired literary agent of Stegner's National Book Award-winning novel, The Spectator Bird, returns in this disquieting and keenly observed novel. Scarred by the senseless death of their son and baffled by the engulfing chaos of the 1960s, Allston and his wife, Ruth, have left the coast for a California retreat. And although their new home looks like Eden, it also has serpents: Jim Peck, a messianic exponent of drugs, yoga, and sex; and Marian Catlin, an attractive young woman whose otherworldly innocence is far more appealing—and far more dangerous.

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Joe Allston, the retired literary agent of Stegner's National Book Award-winning novel, The Spectator Bird, returns in this disquieting and keenly observed novel. Scarred by the senseless death of their son and baffled by the engulfing chaos of the 1960s, Allston and his wife, Ruth, have left the coast for a California retreat. And although their new home looks like Eden, it also has serpents: Jim Peck, a messianic exponent of drugs, yoga, and sex; and Marian Catlin, an attractive young woman whose otherworldly innocence is far more appealing—and far more dangerous.

What core themes, tropes, or subjects are explored in All the Little Live Things?

Fiction > Fiction: literary and general non-genre

Where can I read a sample of All the Little Live Things?

You can read an official preview of the few pages here https://www.book2look.com/book/9780670114368

Who is/are the Author/s of the book All the Little Live Things?

Wallace Stegner

Who is the Publisher of the book All the Little Live Things?

Penguin Publishing Group

What are the ISBN numbers for the physical and digital editions?

All the Little Live Things is available as hardcover(ISBN 9780670114368) and paperback(ISBN 9780140154412) and paperback(ISBN 9780451035721) and paperback(ISBN 9780451055200) and ebook(ISBN 9781101075791)

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