Dennis Lehane is the author of thirteen novels--including the New York Times bestsellers Live by Night; Moonlight Mile; Gone, Baby, Gone; Mystic River; Shutter Island; and The Given Day--as well as Coronado, a collection of short stories and a play. He grew up in Boston, MA and now lives in California with his family.
"Steeped in history but wearing its research lightly, The Given Day
is a meaty, rich, old-fashioned and satisfying tale. I'd call it
Lehane's masterpiece."--Seattle Times
"Heartfelt and moving. . . . Lehane deserves to be included among
the most interesting and accomplished American novelists of any
genre or category."--Washington Post Book World
"A splendid flowering of the talent previously demonstrated in his
crime fiction. . . . A vision of redemption and a triumph of the
human spirit. In short, this nail-biter carries serious moral
gravity."--Publishers Weekly (starred
review)
"Brilliantly constructed. . . . Like E. L. Doctorow in Ragtime,
Lehane captures the sense of a country coming of age, vividly
dramatizing how the conflicting emotions and tortured dreams that
drive individual human lives also send a nation roiling
forward."--Booklist (starred review)
"A historical epic that is easily the most ambitious work of Dennis
Lehane's career. . . . THE GIVEN DAY aspires to be nothing less
than the Great American Novel. . . . If Lehane was ever a singles
hitter, now he's swinging for the fences."--Kirkus
Reviews
"As much a thriller as any of Lehane's previous work. Even beyond
the historical events, THE GIVEN DAY qualifies as a sprawling,
sweeping epic. . . . Lehane's masterful packing and precise prose
make the story speed by."--Orlando Sentinel
"Gut-wrenching force. . . . A majestic, fiery epic. . . . The Given
Day is a huge, impassioned, intensively researched book that brings
history alive."--New York Times
"Lehane's first historical novel is a clear winner. . . . As good
as it gets."--Library Journal (starred review)
"One of the fall's biggest books--and not just because it's 704
pages. It's Lehane's most ambitious and literary work."--USA
Today
"Packed with dramatic turning points. . . . Lehane has tried to
capture the zeitgeist of an era even nuttier and more tumultuous
than our own, and succeeded.""--Entertainment Weekly
"The problem falls to readers to find something--anything--that
doesn't pale in comparison once they've closed the covers on this
720-page masterpiece. Quite simply, THE GIVEN DAY is about as close
to the great American novel as we're likely to read until ... well,
until Lehane writes another."--BookPage
"The Given Day is a vast historical novel. . . . Spectacular
details. . . . Finely thought-out. . . . . Many stunningly managed
scenes."--Boston Globe
"This may be Lehane's finest work. . . . But The Given Day is more
than a history lesson. . . . Lehane captures the essence of being
American in a fast-changing society that eerily reflects our
own."--USA Today
"Superbly written, meticulously researched. . . . A thoughtful,
provocative exploration of race, fame, power, and political
corruption in American culture. . . . The Given Day places [Lehane]
in the first rank of modern American novelists."--Lisa Ko, author
of The Leavers
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