Lambs stunning new novel stands as a testament to the power of family, the resilience of love, and the enduring magic of movies. One evening, while setting up a film in the projectionists booth, hes confronted by the ghost of lois weber, a trailblazing motion picture director from hollywoods silent film era. Now as soon as youve grounded yourself in the scene, weber explains, you will be a child again, inside your home on herbert hoover avenue, directed by your 6yearold brain. It was published by harperluxe and has a total of 336 pages in the book. W ally lamb is the author of six new york times bestselling novels. New york times bestselling author wally lamb weaves an evoca. Ken siman, left, cofounder of metabook, which will publish exclusively as a digital app the sixth novel from wally lamb, right, ill take you there. In this radiant homage to the resiliency, strength, and power of women, wally lambauthor of numerous new york times bestselling novels including shes come undone, i know this much is true. Wally lambs new novel, ill take you there harper, 272 pp. Against a kaleidoscopic convergence of hollywood iconography and one familys shared secrets, ill take you there tells a deeply affecting, generationsspanning story of one mans lifeand of the remarkable women who impacted it. The novel follows film professor felix funicello, a divorced father who runs a monday. Four bestsellers later, he returns with ill take you there the novel follows film professor felix funicello, a divorced father who runs a mondaynight movie club for his film students.
One evening, while setting up a film in the projectionist booth, hes confronted by the ghost of lois weber, a trailblazing motion picture director from. Buy ill take you there by lamb, wally from amazons fiction books store. Four bestsellers later, he returns with ill take you there the novel follows film professor felix funicello, a divorced father who runs a. His newest book, ill take you there, is a jarring departure from what ive come to expect from lamb, who has crafted engrossing plotlines and tragic, endearing characters in shes come undone, i know this much is true, and the hour i first believed. Ill take you there centers on felix, a film scholar who runs a mondaynight movie club in what was once a vaudeville theater. Four bestsellers later, he returns with ill take you there. Ill take you there by wally lamb 2016, hardcover for. In this radiant homage to the resiliency, strength, and power of women, wally lambauthor of numerous new york times bestselling novels including shes come undone, i know this much is true, and we are waterweaves an evocative, deeply affecting tapestry of one baby boomers life and the trio of unforgettable women who have changed it ill take you there centers on. When wally completed ill take you there, we fell in love with it and went to work, and the response from the talent involved was just phenomenal. The title of this book is ill take you there and it was written by wally lamb. Wally lambs affection for these characters is so palpable, his intentions so palpably good, that its hard not to be touched by this sweetnatured novel. The prologue for ill take you there, wally lambs sixth novel, invites readers to an easy trip along the geezerdom parkway.
One evening, while setting up a film in the projectionist booth, hes confronted by the ghost of lois weber, a trailblazing motion picture director from hollywoods silent film era. Metabook, the titles original publisher, will release ill take you there as a multimedia app for ipad and iphone on november 20, 2016. Wally lamb is the author of five new york times bestselling novels. Sometimes literary wisdom gets delivered in an awkward vehicle. I put that in italics because ill take you there is not really a sequel, for it doesnt pick up where the previous novel left off, but rather, with a stroke of genius, lamb takes the characters from.
Buy a cheap copy of ill take you there book by wally lamb. Whether youve loved the book or not, if you give your honest and detailed thoughts then people will find new books that are right for them. I put that in italics because ill take you there is not really a sequel, for it doesnt pick up where the previous novel left off, but rather, with a stroke of genius, lamb takes the characters from wishin and hopin and ages them over forty years. In this radiant homage to the resiliency, strength, and power of women, wally lambauthor of numerous new york times bestselling novels including shes come undone, i know this much is true, and we are waterweaves an evocative, deeply affecting tapestry of one baby boomers life and the trio of unforgettable women who have changed it. Everyday low prices on a huge range of new releases and classic fiction. Wally lamb attempts time travel in ill take you there chicago. New york times bestselling author wally lamb weaves an. Wally lambs latest novel, ill take you there, is about 60year old film expert, felix funicello. Ill take you there will publish first as an enhanced metabook available exclusively in the apple app. In this radiant homage to the resiliency, strength, and power of women, wally lambauthor of numerous new york times bestselling novels including shes come undone, i know this much is true, and we are water weaves an evocative, deeply affecting tapestry of one baby boomers life and the trio of unforgettable women who have changed it. Wally lamb born october 17, 1950 is an american author known as the writer of the novels shes come undone and i know this much is true, both of which were selected for oprahs book club.
Wally lambs novel spotlights a spirit of early hollywood, but its metabook edition gives her a 21st century showcase. Time travel, when done right, adds propulsion to a novel. Usa today a warm, wise and witty story with a strong and appreciative theme of feminism at its big heart. Ill take you there is lambs sequel to wishin and hopin. Ill take you there ebook by wally lamb rakuten kobo. But in chapter two he meets two ghosts in the projection room of an old theater. Read ill take you there a novel by wally lamb available from rakuten kobo. Wally lamb s affection for these characters is so palpable, his intentions so palpably good, that its hard not to be touched by this sweetnatured novel. Ill take you there by wally lamb reintroduces us to the character of felix funicello previously brought to our attention in lambs christmas story, wishin and hopin. The substance of the book is an important retrospective on the progress of. One evening, while setting up a film in the projectionist booth, he. Wally lambs latest novel to be released exclusively as.
Thats the case with wally lambs sixth novel, ill take you there. Its possible that the idiosyncrasies of lambs we are water, 20, etc. Wally lamb won readers hearts with his new york times bestselling novel and oprah book club selection shes come undone. He was the director of the writing center at norwich free academy in norwich from 1989 to 1998 and has taught creative writing in the english department at the university of connecticut. Connecticut author wally lamb, who grew up in nearby norwich, has made the garde arts center in new london and its ghosts central characters in his new novel ill take you there. First printing edition november 22, 2016 in this radiant homage to the resiliency, strength, and power of women, wally lamb author of numerous new york times bestselling novels including shes come undone, i know this much is true, and we are water weaves an evocative, deeply affecting tapestry of one baby. The character of felix funicello who we knew as a child. The new york times bestselling author wally lamb weaves an evocative, deeply affecting tapestry of one baby boomers life and the trio of unforgettable women who have changed it. It was published by harper and has a total of 272 pages in the book. Ill take you there deals with themes of feminism, eating disorders and family secrets, and winds up with a warmhearted finale. The central character, felix funicello, was introduced in lambs previous book, wishin and hopin, but he seamlessly brings us up to date. In this novel, felix is a film scholar who runs a workshop for fellow film buffs, based out of an old theatre. Ill take you there centers on felix, a film scholar who runs a monday night movie club in what was once a vaudeville.
New wally lamb book ill take you there set at garde. Ill take you there by wally lamb, 9781784757267, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. In this radiant homage to the resiliency, strength, and power of women, wally lambauthor of numerous new york times bes. Felix is sucked right into the action and starts narrating in 6yearold. This wasnt my favorite book by him but its still a fantastic book. In this radiant homage to the resiliency, strength, and power of women, wally lambauthor of numerous new york times bestselling novels including shes c. Theres a novel in here somewhere, buried under film trivia, corny commentary, a convoluted premise, and a 17page article. In wally lambs ill take you there, time travel feels more like a creaky gimmick.
His sixth, ill take you there, will be released next year. Ill take you there centers on felix, a film scholar who runs a monday night movie club in what was once a vaudeville theater. Catalog articles results 1 2 of 2 for ill take you there, wally lamb. Before i give you my opinion of wally lambs newest book, i have to admit that i have read and loved everything he has written and he is one of my favorite authors. Other readers will always be interested in your opinion of the books youve read. Lamb s stunning new novel stands as a testament to the power of family, the resilience of love, and the enduring magic of movies. Ill take you there, we are water, wishin and hopin, the hour i first believed, i know this much is true, and shes come undone and was twice selected for oprahs book club. A novel paperback large print, november 22, 2016 by wally lamb author.
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