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The kept manJami Attenberg

The kept man

2007304 pages
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A riveting debut novel from a rising literary star about a young woman whose husband has fallen into a coma, and her discovery of evidence that casts doubt on their marriage.Six years ago, Jarvis Miller's husband, an artist whose career was just starting to gain momentum, fell into a coma. And ever since, Jarvis has been waiting. At first, she was waiting for him to wake up so that their happy marriage could be continued. But she's spent too many years of dwindling hope, living as a half-widow, and selling off more and more pieces of his artwork to power the machines that keep him alive. Now,…

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3 editions
  • Paperback · English · 2009
    Riverhead Books · 304 pages · 9781594483516
  • Ebook · English · 2008
    Penguin Group USA, Inc. · 9781429557320
  • Hardcover · English · 2007
    Riverhead Hardcover · 304 pages · 9781594489525
InvalidsFamily secretsArtsLiteratureFictionPaintersThemes, motivesWidows, fiction