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Gone the Sun is the powerful story of one man's life, a life which moves swiftly from an elite upbringing in Bienville to a haunting combat experience in Vietnam....
Beau Gunn, at forty, is a man on the edge. Once an astute Washington journalist, and more recently a successful playwright, the darling of New York society, and th fiance of a glamorous television reporter, Gunn now finds his career in turmoil and his marriage plans in shambles. He desperately searches for a new center to his life.....
First Edition Novel by Winston Groom.
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Interesting Coming of Age Novel,
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Winston Groom, he of Forest Gump fame, has written an interesting tale about J.P. "Beau" Gunn II, an Alabama native son who reaches fame as a newspaper writer and playwright. The book traces Beau's childhood in Alabama to Vietnam, Washington, New York and eventually back to Alabama as the editor of his hometown paper. When he uncovers a conspiracy involving high ranking officials, he has to balance the drive for the truth with the effect it will have on people he has known all his life. Excellent writing!
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The best piece of Work from Groom yet!,
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It is my opinion that "Gone The Sun" would make a better movie than Forrest Gump. The mixture of the South and the sixties always makes a great storyline. If you like history and great storylines, than READ THIS BOOK!
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This book was so good I bought the hardcover version after I,
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finished reading the paperback. Once again Groom defines his characters so the readers relate to them and adds realism to his endings. The main story line is about a enterprising, assertive journalist. But his relationship with his father will allow people to relate to the character.
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A DESTINY, YOU MIGHT CALL IT, BEGAN-ACCORDING TO THE weather report in a yellowed newspaper clipping-on a drizzling February afternoon in 1943, when James Payton "Beau" Gunn II officially arrived on earth and was certified a human being of American citizenship. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Dan Whittle, New York, Tommy Brodie, Universal Oil, Ben Grimshaw, Beau Gunn, Five Funny Fellows, Laura Katts, Toby Burr, Eleanor Campbell, Eric Pacer, Singer Academy, Fletcher Cross, Sheilah Price, Gurk Henderson, Kennedy Center, Still River, Horace Moulton, Katherine Faulk, Major Otto, Chord Lewellen, Colonel Swaggert, Fort Benning, Sob Sisters, Buck Hollow New!
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A DESTINY, YOU MIGHT CALL IT, BEGAN-ACCORDING TO THE weather report in a yellowed newspaper clipping-on a drizzling February afternoon in 1943, when James Payton "Beau" Gunn II officially arrived on earth and was certified a human being of American citizenship. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Dan Whittle, New York, Tommy Brodie, Universal Oil, Ben Grimshaw, Beau Gunn, Five Funny Fellows, Laura Katts, Toby Burr, Eleanor Campbell, Eric Pacer, Singer Academy, Fletcher Cross, Sheilah Price, Gurk Henderson, Kennedy Center, Still River, Horace Moulton, Katherine Faulk, Major Otto, Chord Lewellen, Colonel Swaggert, Fort Benning, Sob Sisters, Buck Hollow New!
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- Forrest Gump by Winston Groom on 6 pages
- Gumpisms: The Wit and Wisdom of Forrest Gump by Winston Groom on 4 pages
- As Summers Die by Winston Groom on 4 pages
- Better Times Than These by Winston Groom in Front Matter (1), Front Matter (2), and Back Matter
- The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (Bantam Classic) by Mark Twain in Front Matter
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- Gump & Co. by Winston Groom in Front Matter (1), Front Matter (2), and Back Matter
- Only by Winston Groom in Front Matter (1), Front Matter (2), and Front Matter (3)
- A Storm in Flanders: The Ypres Salient, 1914-1918: Tragedy and Triumph on the Western Front by Winston Groom in Front Matter
- In Search of Willie Morris: The Mercurial Life of a Legendary Writer and Editor by Larry L. King on page 213
- A Storm in Flanders: The Ypres Salient, 1914-1918: Tragedy and Triumph on the Western Front by Winston Groom in Front Matter
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