That Night - Softcover

" A novel about miracles...To enter the world of this incantatory novel is to palpably recall, almost against one' s will, the rash, embattled strivings and disillusionments of first love." -- "Washington Post Book World
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" A rare and memorable work...a mythical tale about America that remembers when youth was young and hope
prevailed...a moving and captivating novel, both celebration and elegy." -- "Cleveland Plain Dealer"
" Remarkable...a dazzling mosaic of details and images...McDermott has wrought a miracle." -- "Chicago Tribune
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" Splendid...original...a rich discursive prose style that belongs entirely to Alice McDermott." -- "New York Times Book Review
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"A novel about miracles...To enter the world of this incantatory novel is to palpably recall, almost against one's will, the rash, embattled strivings and disillusionments of first love."--"Washington Post Book World
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"A rare and memorable work...a mythical tale about America that remembers when youth was young and hope
prevailed...a moving and captivating novel, both celebration and elegy." --"Cleveland Plain Dealer"
"Remarkable...a dazzling mosaic of details and images...McDermott has wrought a miracle."--"Chicago Tribune
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"Splendid...original...a rich discursive prose style that belongs entirely to Alice McDermott."--"New York Times Book Review
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"At once mythic and personal---a novel that possesses the ability to make us remember our own youth and all that has vanished since."---Michiko Kakutani, "The New York Times"
"A strong, eloquent novel...McDermott writes clean, simple prose that serves her story beautifully. This novel is as carefully constructed as a poem, giving off a lustrous glow, and is poignant in the telling."---"People

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"Voiced with musical economy...the author's perceptions of suburban life have a rich detail of the quality of a Cheever or an Updike."---"Los Angeles Times

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"McDermott is a spellbinder, adding a cachet of mystery and eloquence to common occurrences....She has taken a suburban teenage romance and pregnancy and infused it with the power, the ominousness, and the star-crossed romanticism of a contemporary "Romeo and Juliet"."---"Chicago Tribune

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"To enter the world of this incantatory novel is to palpably recall almost against one's will the rash, embattled strivings and disillusionments of first love."---"The Washington Post Book World

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At once mythic and personal---a novel that possesses the ability to make us remember our own youth and all that has vanished since. "Michiko Kakutani, The New York Times"

A strong, eloquent novel McDermott writes clean, simple prose that serves her story beautifully. This novel is as carefully constructed as a poem, giving off a lustrous glow, and is poignant in the telling. "People"

Voiced with musical economy the author's perceptions of suburban life have a rich detail of the quality of a Cheever or an Updike. "Los Angeles Times"

McDermott is a spellbinder, adding a cachet of mystery and eloquence to common occurrences .She has taken a suburban teenage romance and pregnancy and infused it with the power, the ominousness, and the star-crossed romanticism of a contemporary "Romeo and Juliet." "Chicago Tribune"

To enter the world of this incantatory novel is to palpably recall almost against one's will the rash, embattled strivings and disillusionments of first love. "The Washington Post Book World""

"At once mythic and personal---a novel that possesses the ability to make us remember our own youth and all that has vanished since." --Michiko Kakutani, The New York Times

"A strong, eloquent novel...McDermott writes clean, simple prose that serves her story beautifully. This novel is as carefully constructed as a poem, giving off a lustrous glow, and is poignant in the telling." --People

"Voiced with musical economy...the author's perceptions of suburban life have a rich detail of the quality of a Cheever or an Updike." --Los Angeles Times

"McDermott is a spellbinder, adding a cachet of mystery and eloquence to common occurrences....She has taken a suburban teenage romance and pregnancy and infused it with the power, the ominousness, and the star-crossed romanticism of a contemporary Romeo and Juliet." --Chicago Tribune

"To enter the world of this incantatory novel is to palpably recall almost against one's will the rash, embattled strivings and disillusionments of first love." --The Washington Post Book World

Alice McDermott is the author of five previous novels, including A Bigamist’s Daughter; Child of My Heart; Charming Billy; winner of the 1998 National Book Award; At Weddings and Wakes; and That Night. She lives with her family outside Washington, D.C.