Joshua Ferris' debut novel Then We Came to the End was both heralded by critics and a New York Times bestseller, and marked the arrival of a startlingly talented young writer. With THE UNNAMED, Ferris imagines the collision between one man's free will and the forces of nature that are bigger than any of us.
Tim Farnsworth walks. He walks out of meetings and out of bed. He walks in sweltering heat and numbing cold. He will walk without stopping until he falls asleep, wherever he is. This curious affliction has baffled medical experts around the globe--and come perilously close to ruining what should be a happy life. Tim has a loving family, a successful law career and a beautiful suburban home, all of which he maintains spectacularly well until his feet start moving again.
What drives a man to stay in a marriage, in a job? What forces him away? Is love or conscience enough to overcome the darker, stronger urges of the natural world? THE UNNAMED is a deeply felt, luminous novel about modern life, ancient yearnings, and the power of human understanding.
Tim Farnsworth walks. He walks out of meetings and out of bed. He walks in sweltering heat and numbing cold. He will walk without stopping until he falls asleep, wherever he is. This curious affliction has baffled medical experts around the globe--and come perilously close to ruining what should be a happy life. Tim has a loving family, a successful law career and a beautiful suburban home, all of which he maintains spectacularly well until his feet start moving again.
What drives a man to stay in a marriage, in a job? What forces him away? Is love or conscience enough to overcome the darker, stronger urges of the natural world? THE UNNAMED is a deeply felt, luminous novel about modern life, ancient yearnings, and the power of human understanding.
Giveaway
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I read Giulia Melucci last year.
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Charlaine Harris was a new to me author.
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I've got this posted at Win a Book for you. No need to enter me.
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One new author I read last year was Susan Elizabeth Phillips... liked her a lot.
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A new author for me was Donna Woolfolk Cross.
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I read Elizabeth Kostova last year.
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I read Margaret Reyes Dempsey's first book, The Benefactor. It was great!
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Oh, there's so many! I first read Audrey Niffenegger last year.
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mine was Nicholas sparks...I must have been the last person to read one of his books....oh yeah and Jodi piccoult
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elizabeth george,,thx for contest,,
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i dont know if she is new but was new to me Elizabeth Gilbert who wrote 'Eat, Pray, Love,' , now they are making it into a movie soo great
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I read James Patterson for the first time last year. I know he is popular, but I never bothered to read his books before. Now I love them!
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THere are so many new authors that I read this last year..... Lisa Samson was among them.
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new to me is Belinda Acosta
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I started reading Khaled Hosseini's books
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Elizabeth Kostova.
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I read quite a few new authors last year - mostly YA. My top 5 favorites were:
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Last year I read Elin Hilderbrand for the 1st time...I really enjoyed the few books of hers that I read!
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For the first time last year I read books by Dan Brown. VERY GOOD!
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Abraham Verghese. It was probably my favorite book of last year too.
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One of the new authors I read last year was Kathryn Stockett ("The Help")
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A new author that I read last year was Norman Ollestad who wrote Crazy for the Storm.
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