A Calling For Charlie Barnes

SKU: 9780241202876
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A Calling For Charlie Barnes

SKU: 9780241202876
Author: Joshua Ferris
C-Format·Ages 18+·Contemporary Romance
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At a glance

💖 Tone
Quirky, reflective, bittersweet
⚡ Pace
Medium, contemplative
🌫️ Vibes
Midlife crisis, messy relationships, existential reflection
👑 Themes
Identity, regret, family, the search for meaning
🧠 Mind Game
Introspective, layered, thought-provoking
🌶️ Spice Level
Low – minimal romance, more emotional complexity
🔥 Hook
A man determined to rewrite his story may not be the one telling it.
👀 Perfect For
Fans of Jonathan Franzen, Nick Hornby, David Nicholls
📖 Readers Who’ll Love This
Readers who enjoy character-driven stories, complex family dynamics, and thoughtful explorations of life, love, and identity

Charlies Barnes... is a mid-century man devoted to his newspaper and his landline. But he is about to get dragged into our troubled age by his storyteller son, who has a different opinion of Charlie than Charlie has of himself. Then there are Charlie's other children, his ex-wives, present wife, business clients, friends and acquaintances, all of whom have their competing opinions of him. He certainly seems simple enough: he's a striver, a romantic and a thoroughgoing capitalist. But suddenly blindsided by the Great Recession and s dose of bad news, he might have to rethink his life from top to bottom, and at short notice. What makes a man real? What makes him good? And how does the story we tell about ourselves line up with the life that we actually live?

Book details

Format
C-Format
Reading age
18+
Pages
352
Publisher
Penguin UK
Published
9 July 2020
Language
English
ISBN
9780241202876

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