Some nice Instgrams for Henry Maxwell.
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Some nice Instgrams for Henry Maxwell.
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Life in the 614 podcast: Author Stewart O’Nan talks about his new book
Listen Stewart talk about Henry, Himself at the Life in the 614 podcast from The Columbus Dispatch.
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Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: ‘Henry, Himself’: An enduring tribute to an ordinary life
O’Nan…excels at observing nuanced dramas and personalities playing out beneath the skin of something as mundane an extended family at their summer cottage, doing a jigsaw puzzle during a rainstorm. This is a book about how life’s major plotlines roll by beneath the tide of moments and routine, ocean flotsam, surfacing only to sink again.
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Henry, Himself Review in Star Tribune; New York Post’s Best Books of the Week
Star Tribune: In this prequel to “Emily, Alone,” Stewart O’Nan creates a vivid world inside the head of a taciturn retired suburban man.
O’Nan trusts that the simplicity of his story, rather than dulling Henry’s character, will instead reveal it. Set against plain domestic backdrops, objects become practically radioactive with symbolic depth. A dusty old centerpiece evokes his mother. A useless roof aerial suggests a lost connection to his children. An ever-collapsing silverware drawer reminds him he’ll always have problems — and a job to do.
New York Post‘s Best Books of the Week
A member of the Greatest Generation, Henry has been a soldier, husband, father, churchgoer and has tried to live his 75 years with honor. Now it’s 1998, the native Pittsburgher is retired, and nothing seems simple anymore. As he moves through his final years, he second-guesses past decisions and wonders if life still holds any surprises.
Pittsburgh City Paper: Stewart O’Nan revisits the Maxwell family from Wish You Were Here and Emily, Alone – this time focusing on Henry’s struggles
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