All That Is All That Is

All That Is

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Publisher Description

An extraordinary literary event, a major new novel by the PEN/Faulkner winner and acclaimed master: a sweeping, seductive, deeply moving story set in the years after World War II.

From his experiences as a young naval officer in battles off Okinawa, Philip Bowman returns to America and finds a position as a book editor. It is a time when publishing is still largely a private affair—a scattered family of small houses here and in Europe—a time of gatherings in fabled apartments and conversations that continue long into the night. In this world of dinners, deals, and literary careers, Bowman finds that he fits in perfectly. But despite his success, what eludes him is love. His first marriage goes bad, another fails to happen, and finally he meets a woman who enthralls him—before setting him on a course he could never have imagined for himself.

Romantic and haunting, All That Is explores a life unfolding in a world on the brink of change. It is a dazzling, sometimes devastating labyrinth of love and ambition, a fiercely intimate account of the great shocks and grand pleasures of being alive. 

GENRE
Fiction & Literature
RELEASED
2013
April 2
LANGUAGE
EN
English
LENGTH
304
Pages
PUBLISHER
Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
SELLER
Penguin Random House LLC
SIZE
7.1
MB

Customer Reviews

Emmet Aloysius ,

Good Read

This book tends to wander off course at times but overall a good story about an unsympathetic yet intriguing central character. Salter is an excellent writer who makes you think about the vagaries of life...EAF

laurarostu ,

All That Is

This book got such a great review from Alan Cheuse at NPR that I pre-ordered it and read it within the first few days of its publication. What a mistake. And because I ordered it on iTunes I don't even have the pleasure of throwing it away immediately. Don't bother.

Bobaloo222 ,

Unsympathetic main character

James Salter provides an entertaining window into post-WW2 America. The story follows the protagonist, Phillip Bowman, from his days in the Navy in the war, through a failed marriage and multiple affairs and dalliances. The prose is beautiful and the book is sprinkled with interesting vignettes of ancillary characters. Bowman, however, seems completely devoid of scruples and by the end of the book I was more than ready to say goodbye. A sad and shallow character. I kept hoping for a moment of redemption, but none was forthcoming.

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