Description A member of the greatest generation looks back on the loves and losses of his past and comes to treasure the present anew in this poignant and thoughtful new novel from a modern master Stewart O\'Nan is renowned for illuminating the unexpected grace of everyday life and the resilience of ordinary people with humor, intelligence, and compassion.
He was born, raised, and lives in Pittsburgh..
His novel Last Night at the Lobster was a national bestseller and a finalist for the Los Angeles Times Book Prize.
About the author Stewart O\'Nan is the author of sixteen previous novels, including City of Secrets
West of Sunset
The Odds
Emily, Alone
Songs for the Missing
Wish You Were Here
A Prayer for the Dying; and Snow Angels.
Once so confident, as Henry\'s strength and memory desert him, he weighs his dreams against his regrets and is left with questions he can\'t answer: Is he a good man? Has he done right by the people he loves? And with time running out, what, realistically, can he hope for? Like Emily, Alone, Henry, Himself is a wry, warmhearted portrait of an American original who believes he\'s reached a dead end only to discover life is full of surprises.
Only his wife Emily and dog Rufus stand by him.
His children are distant, their unhappiness a mystery.
It\'s 1998, the American century is ending, and nothing is simple anymore.
Now, seventy-five and retired, he feels the world has passed him by.
A native Pittsburgher and engineer, he\'s always believed in logic, sacrifice, and hard work.
Soldier, son, lover, husband, breadwinner, churchgoer, Henry Maxwell has spent his whole life trying to live with honor.
In this prequel to the beloved Emily, Alone, he offers an unsentimental, moving life story of a twentieth-century everyman.
Description A member of the greatest generation looks back on the loves and losses of his past and comes to treasure the present anew in this poignant and thoughtful new novel from a modern master Stewart O\'Nan is renowned for illuminating the unexpected grace of everyday life and the resilience of ordinary people with humor, intelligence, and compassion
