About this title: Jerry Battle's family is large, multicultural, and riddled with problems. His Korean wife drowned in the swimming pool 20 years ago. He has broken up with his longtime Puerto Rican girlfriend, whom he misses. His daughter, pregnant by her Asian-American boyfriend, has a life-threatening illness. His son is a bit of a wastrel. And his elderly father is frustrated by the "assisted living center" where he has been forced to move. To get away from it all, Jerry goes up in his private plane--an indulgence that, he realizes as events move to a conclusion, is not the way to deal with the ...
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Riverhead Books
Date Published: 03/2004
ISBN-13:9781573222631ISBN:1573222631
Description: Very good in very good dust jacket. Very Good, In very good dust jacket. Glued binding. Cloth over boards. With dust jacket. 352 p. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Riverhead Hardcover
Date Published: 03/2004
ISBN-13:9781573222631ISBN:1573222631
Description: Good in good dust jacket. Good, In good dust jacket. Signed by Author. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. With dust jacket. 352 p. read more
Binding: Trade paperback
Publisher: Riverhead Books, New York
Date Published: 2004
ISBN-13:9780965901994ISBN:0965901998
Description: Very good. No dust jacket as issued. Clean pages, no marks or tears, minor reading & shelf wear, corners/edges lightly bumped, tight binding, solid. 343 p. read more
Description: Fine. 0965901998 Book free of markings. Cover shows very light wear. This book shows little to no evidence of having been used; very pretty copy. Your book will be carefully protected for transit in sturdy, weather-resistant packaging. We are prompt, efficient, communicative. read more
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Trade Paperback
Publisher: Riverhead Books, New York
Date Published: 2005
ISBN-13:9781594480706ISBN:1594480702
Description: Near Fine. Excellent copy-clean, unmarked pages in tight, square binding. Very minimal edgewear. No spine crease. Orders ship daily. read more
Description: Fine. 0965901998 Excellent condition Soft cover book, clean pages, no creases, mild shelf rub, one mild corner crease on back of cover, this book is Near NEW! Shop & Save With US. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Riverhead Hardcover
Date Published: 2004-03-08
ISBN-13:9781573222631ISBN:1573222631
Description: New. New-Fast shipping from trusted wholesaler with many exclusive publisher contracts. May have slight edge wear from being on the shelf. May have remainder mark. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Riverhead Trade
Date Published: 2005
ISBN-13:9781594480706ISBN:1594480702
Description: Good. Minor-moderate rubbing to some edges of cover Average used book, may have price sticker on front cover, and moderate shelfwear. read more
"I liked "Native Speaker," but loved "Aloft." It exemplifies what the author does best--expressing immigrant experiences and intergenerational family relationships in a richly textured, and emotive way. Plan to read all of his novels!"
"The story of a man who does not engage fully in his life, who views everything from afar. He loves his family, but is disengaged. Well-written. I made some powerful connections to my own life."
"In Aloft, Jerry Battle flies solo in his private plane while struggling to come to terms with his life, the needs of his elderly father, the needs of his children, and his own relationships, past and present, with the living and the dead. A tremendously powerful and - dare I say it - heartwarming novel."
"Aloft is turning out to be a pretty damn good read. So on the mark with so many observations about family, aging, suburban lifestyle and relationships. My only qualm is that sometimes the narrator is just a bit too knowing and insightful for someone who supposedly spent the bulk of their existence oblivious to the many sentiments he seems so in touch with now as he nears sixty. Certainly, we should all hope that some measure of clarity and understanding awaits us further down the path, but often it feels more like the author's literary panache poking through rather than these revelations forming in the voice and tone of the protagonist."
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