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The Things We Do to Make It Home Paperback – September 1, 2009

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An emotionally charged story of passionate love, unfulfilled desire, and an American dream gone totally awry, Beverly Gologorsky's poignant, unadorned novel lays bare the destructive impact of the Vietnam War on the wives, lovers, and children of veterans. This haunting story of devotion and loss will speak to anyone who has suffered the effects of an unwinnable war.
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    226 pages
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    Seven Stories Press
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    September 1, 2009
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    5.23 x 0.62 x 8 inches
  6. ISBN-10
    1583228845
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“Stunning ... Lean and supple, completely persuasive, full of nuanced turns, dead on about how people try to bind and repel each other at the same time.” –The New York Times Book Review

“Evocative ... [A] powerful tale ... The character stick with you.” –USA Today

“Haunting ... A novel brimming with burning emotion.” –Booklist

About the Author

BEVERLY GOLOGORSKY is the author of the acclaimed novel The Things We Do to Make It Home, which was named a New York Times Notable Book, a Los Angeles Times Best Fiction book, and a finalist for the Barnes and Noble Discover Great Writers Award. Her work has appeared in many anthologies and magazines, including the New York Times, Newsweek, and the Nation. A former editor of two political journals, Viet-Report and Leviathan, Gologorsky has contributed to Feminists Who Changed America, Patriots: The Vietnam War Remembered From All Sides, and The Friend Who Got Away: Twenty Women's True-Life Tales of Friendships That Blew Up, Burned Out or Faded Away. She lives in New York and Maine.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Seven Stories Press (September 1, 2009)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 226 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1583228845
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1583228845
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 6.7 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.23 x 0.62 x 8 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
    2.7 2.7 out of 5 stars 3 ratings

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Gologorsky is the author of a new novel "Every Body Has A Story," her first two acclaimed novels were: The Things We Do To Make It Home and Stop Here. Her work has appeared in newspapers, magazines, anthologies.

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L. V. Sage, Author
3.0 out of 5 stars A different take on Vietnam veterans.
Reviewed in the United States on August 31, 2011
I really liked this book. It is true, as one reviewer stated, that it is not a novel, per se. It is a series of character portraits that hang together based on similar situations. One of the things I do love about this book is the title. To me, it is two-fold: it is what we, the veteran, do to make it home from the war and it is also what we, the wife, child, parent, friend do to make "home" home again. The dialogue is very believable in this book and the characters are too. It is important to keep in mind that this is one writer's take on a very emotionally charged subject and also not to lose sight that this is a work of fiction. Some people will not like the way in which the Vietnam vets are portrayed; others may simply look at it as a story where some character traits are viable and others are not. I still think that some vet wives or partners might find this book interesting and maybe even helpful.
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Jillian Medoff
2.0 out of 5 stars Misleading Marketing Ploy
Reviewed in the United States on February 1, 2000
To call this book a novel does a disservice to the book and the author. This is a collection of linked stories, and the publisher's attempt to market it as a novel is misleading and infuriating. While a novel can be many things, several elements characterize it as such: pacing, narrative arc, character development, plot development, resolution. Beverly Gologorsky is a talented writer with a lean, taut prose style that pierces the heart of an image or mood. But in this book, she has not made the leap from story-writer to novelist. In fact, she may not even want to: story-writing is as equally challenging and compelling a craft as novel-writing. But simply calling this book a novel to increase sales, prestige or market share doesn't make it one. I was very excited to purchase this book, and walked away very disappointed.
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