Shadow Ticket by Thomas Pynchon #literature Extent: 544 pages

Extent: 544 pages

Teeming with unforgettable characters and illuminated by Carey’s trademark illustrations

it's made to seem so contemporary and fresh in Donougher's rendering that the book has all the resonance of the most topical state-of-the-nation novel' - Telegraph 'Christine Donougher's seamless and very modern translation of Les Misérables has an astonishing effect in that it reminds readers that Hugo was going further than any Dickensian lament about social conditions [

In the aftermath of World War II

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Shadow Ticket by Thomas Pynchon #literature Extent: 544 pagesThe new novel from Thomas Pynchon. Milwaukee 1932, the Great Depression going full blast, repeal of Prohibition just around the corner, Al Capone in the federal pen, the private investigation business shifting from labour management relations to the more domestic kind. Hicks McTaggart, a one time strike breaker turned private eye, thinks hes found job security until he gets sent out on what should be a routine case, locating and bringing back the