Reunion, Hannah Pittard
Reunion, Hannah Pittard
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Reunion
A Novel

Author: Hannah Pittard

Narrator: Julia Whelan

Unabridged: 7 hr 9 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 10/07/2014

Categories: Fiction, Family Life, Women


Synopsis

The author of the highly acclaimed The Fates Will Find Their Way returns with a novel about a far-flung family reunited for one weekend by their father's death.

Five minutes before her flight is set to take off, Kate Pulaski, failed screenwriter and newly failed wife with scarcely a hundred dollars to her name, learns that her estranged father has killed himself. More shocked than saddened by the news, she gives in to her siblings' request that she join them, along with her many half-siblings and most of her father's five former wives, in Atlanta, their birthplace, for a final farewell.

Written with huge heart and bracing wit, Reunion takes place over the following four days, as family secrets are revealed, personal foibles are exposed, and Kate -- an inveterate liar looking for a way to come clean-slowly begins to acknowledge the overwhelming similarities between herself and the man she never thought she'd claim as an influence, much less a father. Hannah Pittard's "engaging and vigorous" prose masterfully illuminates the problems that can divide modern families--and the ties that prove impossible to break. (Chicago Tribune)

About Hannah Pittard

HANNAH PITTARD was born in Atlanta. She is the author of four novels, including Listen to Me and The Fates Will Find Their Way. Her work has appeared in the Sewanee Review, the New York Times, and other publications. She is a professor of English at the University of Kentucky, where she directs the MFA program in creative writing.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Chris on August 07, 2014

What is it that makes a reader love the writing of a particular author? I've never given it much thought. Obviously there's something about the story or the characters that simply entertains the reader. Upon reading Hannah Pittard's newest novel, I can't help but wonder if it's sometimes more than t......more

Goodreads review by Brian on November 04, 2014

This short little gem of a novel took me part of a night and some an afternoon to finish. The main character's father has just passed away (by suicide) and she and her two siblings are going to meet to settle things. Their father is a rather unlikable man with a parade of ex wives and a history of i......more

Goodreads review by Holly on November 26, 2014

There is no good way to pigeonhole this book, or even to describe it, except to say that the narrator's voice is one of the most unique I've stumbled on in fiction--funny and sassy, yet vulnerable, unreliable yet engaging. This is a woman who has made perhaps every mistake in the book, and yet you'l......more

Goodreads review by Jessica on August 21, 2016

Dysfunctional family stories are nothing new, so for one to stand out, it has to be pretty damn good. Not surprisingly, Hannah Pittard was up to the task. I read this after reading and loving Listen to Me, and I'm struck by how different it is — it's funnier, it's lighter, the plot is more convention......more


Quotes

"With REUNION, Hannah Pittard proves herself to be an alchemist of the highest order. In this unique story about the weirdness of family, she mixes pain and humor together to make something magical. The novel's main character, Kate, is complex and difficult and untrustworthy and, most importantly, utterly winning, one of the most convincing characters I've met in a long time. REUNION slayed me."—Kevin Wilson, author of The Family Fang

"REUNION is sharp, funny, and moving, and on every page Hannah Pittard brilliantly captures the sweet enduring chaos of sibling love."—Jim Gavin, author of Middle Men