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Richard Ford
Frank Bascombe has arrived at a state of optimistic pragmatism that he calls the Permanent Period of life. Frank reflects that now there are fewer opportunities left in life to get things wrong. As Thanksgiving dinner with his children and first wife nears, the Permanent Period proves as full of possibility as life had ever been.
736 pages
| Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
| Released | June 18, 2007 |
| ISBN13 | 9780747585992 |
| Publishers | Bloomsbury Publishing PLC |
| Pages | 736 |
| Dimensions | 131 × 196 × 25 mm · 578 g |
| Language | English |
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