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Set This House in Order: A Romance of Souls
Set This House in Order A Romance of Souls
Author: Matt Ruff
"I suppose I should tell you about the house.... The house, along with the lake, the forest, and Coventry, are all in Andy Gage's head, or what would have been Andy Gage's head if he had lived. Andy Gage was horn in 1965 and murdered not long after by his stepfather ... It was no ordinary murder.. though the torture and abuse that killed hi...  more » From the author of the cult classic Fool on the Hill comes a strange and moving story of self-discovery. Andy Gage was "born" just two years ago, called into being to serve as the public face of a multiple personality. While Andy deals with the outside world, more than a hundred other souls share an imaginary house inside Andy's head, struggling to maintain an orderly co-existence: Aaron, the father figure, who makes the rules; Adam, the mischievous teenager, who breaks them; Jake, the frightened little boy; Aunt Sam, the artist; Seferis, the defender; and Gideon, the dark soul, who wants to get rid of Andy and the others and run things on his own. Andrew's new coworker, Penny Driver, is also a multiple personality -- a fact that Penny is only partially aware of. When several of Penny's other souls ask Andy for help, Andy reluctantly agrees, setting in motion a chain of events that threatens to destroy the stability of the house. Now Andy and Penny must work together to uncover a terrible secret that Andy has been keeping from himself....
ISBN-13: 9780060195625
ISBN-10: 0060195622
Publication Date: 2/1/2003
Pages: 496
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Publisher: HarperCollins
Book Type: Hardcover
Other Versions: Paperback
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This is one of the best books I have ever read. I would describe it as a perfectly constructed novel. I'd recommend it to anyone.
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I have never read a book quite like this one. I don't normally end up reading books again, because I find them predictable, but this one I will definitely be reading again. I highly recommend this book, even if you can't get it on PBS, it is well worth the moeny to buy it new.
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I really enjoyed this - it's been a while since I've read something so original.


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