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Built in a Day

A Novel

By Steven Rinehart

By Steven Rinehart

By Steven Rinehart

By Steven Rinehart

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Aug 10, 2004 | ISBN 9780385498562

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Aug 10, 2004 | ISBN 9781400079056

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    About Built in a Day

    Acclaimed author of the story collection Kick in the Head Steven Rinehart’s debut novel is filled to the brim with his characteristic wry humor, unflinching truth, and raw emotional power.

    Built in a Day is the story of an over-educated underachiever whose oath to clean up his act is put to the ultimate test when the world around him crumbles into a state of disrepair. Left in charge of his late wife’s son and a sultry 15-year-old pregnant orphan named Jule, 32-year-old Andrew Bergman has to find the will and strength to rise to the absurd challenge of becoming a stepfather and -grandfather in the course of a few short months. Darkly hysterical and deeply stirring, Built in a Day is an affecting examination of love, responsibility, and the resilience it takes to pick up the pieces.

    About Built in a Day

    Acclaimed author of the story collection Kick in the Head Steven Rinehart’s debut novel is filled to the brim with his characteristic wry humor, unflinching truth, and raw emotional power.

    Built in a Day is the story of an over-educated underachiever whose oath to clean up his act is put to the ultimate test when the world around him crumbles into a state of disrepair. Left in charge of his late wife’s son and a sultry 15-year-old pregnant orphan named Jule, 32-year-old Andrew Bergman has to find the will and strength to rise to the absurd challenge of becoming a stepfather and -grandfather in the course of a few short months. Darkly hysterical and deeply stirring, Built in a Day is an affecting examination of love, responsibility, and the resilience it takes to pick up the pieces.

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    About Steven Rinehart

    Steven Rinehart spent his childhood on military bases in Europe. His family then moved to Illinois, and he went to school in Hawaii and Iowa. His stories have been published in a variety of magazines, including Harper’s, GQ, Story, and… More about Steven Rinehart

    About Steven Rinehart

    Steven Rinehart spent his childhood on military bases in Europe. His family then moved to Illinois, and he went to school in Hawaii and Iowa. His stories have been published in a variety of magazines, including Harper’s, GQ, Story, and… More about Steven Rinehart

    Product Details

    Category: Literary Fiction

    Paperback | $13.00
    Published by Anchor
    Aug 10, 2004 | 256 Pages | 5-3/16 x 8 | ISBN 9780385498562

    Category: Literary Fiction

    Ebook | $6.99
    Published by Anchor
    Aug 10, 2004 | 256 Pages | ISBN 9781400079056
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    Praise

    “Disturbingly comic. . . smugly arrogant. . . . Stripped-down and deadpan, [Rinehart’s] sentences pack a lot of raw juicy comic power.” —The New York Times Book Review

    “With alternating warmth and ice-dry humor, Rinehart reveals the sneak attacks of fate by which we become, unwittingly, men.” —GQ

    “Built in a Day is a remarkable character study. . . . With its sharp prose and surprising balance of humor and suffering, [it] should earn [Rinehart] new fans.” —Minneapolis Star-Tribune

    “Supported by wry humor . . . Rinehart has a very good grasp on how to render teenagers, their diction and their habits. . . . A joy to read.” —Contra Costa Times

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