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Sarah Crichton Books
May 2014
On Sale: April 29, 2014
Featuring: Charles Whitman; Wyatt; Jack
352 pages ISBN: 0374228825 EAN: 9780374228828 Kindle: B00GL3XKAC Hardcover / e-Book
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Historical | Fiction
In this gripping, emotionally charged novel, a tragedy in
Texas changes the course of three lives On an oppressively hot Monday in August of 1966, a student
and former marine named Charles Whitman hauled a footlocker
of guns to the top of the University of Texas tower and
began firing on pedestrians below. Before it was over,
sixteen people had been killed and thirty-two wounded. It
was the first mass shooting of civilians on a campus in
American history. Monday, Monday follows three students caught up in the
massacre: Shelly, who leaves her math class and walks
directly into the path of the bullets, and two cousins,
Wyatt and Jack, who heroically rush from their classrooms to
help the victims. On this searing day, a relationship begins
that will eventually entangle these three young people in a
forbidden love affair, an illicit pregnancy, and a vow of
secrecy that will span forty years. Reunited decades after
the tragedy, they will be forced to confront the event that
changed their lives and that has silently and persistently
ruled the lives of their children. With electrifying storytelling and the powerful sense of
destiny found in Ann Patchett’s Bel Canto, and with the epic
sweep of Jess Walter’s Beautiful Ruins, Elizabeth Crook’s
Monday, Monday explores the ways in which we sustain
ourselves and one another when the unthinkable happens. At
its core, it is the story of a woman determined to make
peace with herself, with the people she loves, and with a
history that will not let her go. A humane treatment of a
national tragedy, it marks a generous and thrilling new
direction for a gifted American writer.
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10 comments posted.
Re: Monday, Monday
Your post was really thought provoking. I was actually born in 1966, barely, on December 30. But I still feel like the whole year belongs to me because I always use it in my DOB. It is interesting to learn what was going on then. Like when I was small and I would ask my mom to tell me stories from when I was young. (Shelley Maier 2:54pm June 16, 2014)
I already read Monday, Monday, and felt like it was going to be a book with "good vibrations" but instead it was a largely sorrowful story....check my review on Goodreads. I would love to win this as a gift for a close friend of mine who went through the 60's with me. (Susan Coster 5:09pm June 16, 2014)
I was a 'child in the sixties' as well and remember so many of the things you related in your post. I haven't thought of Bobby Goldsboro and his 'cricket' sound in many years. Most of my memories of that time are pleasant and joyful. Some, unfortunately, are not but need to be remembered nonetheless. Thank you for allowing me to walk down memory lane with you. (Debbie Kelly 10:19pm June 16, 2014)
The book sounds great. I was not born in the 60s but that was my parent's music so I really love it. (Pam Howell 8:35am June 17, 2014)
I was just starting my teens in '66... I would love to go back to that time. (Becky Ledkins 11:37am June 17, 2014)
I loved that song! (Denise Austin 6:26pm June 17, 2014)
The 60s was a great decade. Love the music from that era. (Bonnie H 9:39pm June 17, 2014)
Wow, Congrats on your new book: MONDAY, MONDAY. I like the book cover too! Yes, I was age 10 in 1966 and there was a bunch of fantastic music during that time. I have lived in Austin, TX since 1985 where the Deadly Tower at UT is located. Many changes have come to Austin, TX since I first moved here. I would truly love to win and read your fantastic book in 2014. Thank You very much. Cecilia CECE (Cecilia Dunbar Hernandez 11:11pm June 17, 2014)
What an adventure. Hope the book is a good a read as the blog! (Laura Gullickson 11:59pm June 17, 2014)
I was a teen in the 60's and enjoyed all the music during that time. That was some of the best music and still enjoy it to this day. This book sounds very good, and I love the title. Now, I've got the song going on in my head! (Linda Luinstra 6:44pm June 18, 2014)
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