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The turnaround

George P. Pelecanos

2009294 pagesabout 4–7 hours
2009
first published
  • 2008Little, Brown and Company · ENGISBN 9780316032780
  • 2008Orion · 294 pages · ENGISBN 9780752875422
  • 2009Phoenix · 294 pages · ENGISBN 9780753824597
  • 2009Back Bay Books · 294 pages · ENGISBN 9780316040921
  • 2009W.F. Howes · 361 pages · ENGISBN 9781407428024
  • 2008AudiogoISBN 9780792755289
  • 2008Hachette Audio · ENGISBN 9781600242366
  • 2008Little, Brown and Company · 304 pages · ENGISBN 9780316156479
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This novel takes us on a journey from the rock-and-soul streets of the 1970s to the changing neighbourhoods of Washington DC today. It is a story about fathers and sons, wives and husbands, loss, victory and ultimately violent redemption.

How it feels

MoodBittersweet

How it reads

PacePage turner
Plot intensityEventful

When and where

ThemesJustice
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