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"The novel opens in the summer of 1964 at the seaside home of Kay Clemens, who is serving drinks to two federal marshals who have accompanied her husband, Will, on a brief visit from the penitentiary. With this charged opening we enter the splintering world of the Clemens family, poised for collapse when Will is sent to prison for refusing in court to rat on the notorious McCarthyera lawyer Roy Cohn. Since his arrest, Kay has lived in a state of heightened emotion, struggling to care for their two young children.". "Wavemaker II, which zigzags between a quiet, suburban beach community and the…
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3 editions- Paperback · English · 2003Grove Press · 208 pages · 9780802139825
- Other · English · 2007Grove/Atlantic, Incorporated · 9780802198068
- Other · English · 2002Atlantic Monthly Press · 202 pages · 9780871138354
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