Matters of Honor: A Novel

Matters of Honor: A Novel

â€œTerrifically intelligent, moving, and entertaining.â€
â€“The New York Sun

â€œWith snappy dialogue [and] intelligent prose . . . Begley paints a memorable portrait of lasting friendship and of the strength required to step outside of the expectations that surround each of us.â€
â€“Rocky Mountain News

At the beginning of the 1950s, three disparate young men are thrown together as roommates at Harvard College: Henry White, a Polish-Jewish refugee who survived World War II by hiding in Poland; Archibald P. Palmer III, an Army brat; and Sam Standish, ostensibly the scion of a fine New England family who has just learned that he was adopted at birth by parents he cannot respect. Each seeks to come to terms with his identity or to remake it altogether. Henryâ€™s task is especially daunting: He is determined to live as an American, free of the shackles of his hideous past. But reinvention is a bargain with the devil, and over the years each will find that it comes at a high cost, challenging oneâ€™s honor and loyalty to parents, friends, and ultimately oneself.

â€œAbsorbing . . . In full Henry James mode, Begley uses a lucid prose style to dispassionately eviscerate the upper classes even as he illuminates the true meaning of friendship.â€
â€“Booklist

â€œThe final moral crisis of Henryâ€™s life [is] gorgeously evoked. . . . Begleyâ€™s analysis of class and anti-Semitism in America is often brilliant.â€
â€“The Washington Post Book World

â€œA moving tale . . . [Begleyâ€™s] technique demands attentionâ€“and richly rewards it.â€
â€“The New York Observer

â€œAn elegant novel of enduring friendship.â€
â€“Publishers Weekly (starred review)
Country USA
Brand Ballantine Books
Manufacturer Ballantine Books
Binding Paperback
Color Red
ReleaseDate 2008-01-29
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780345494344

Country	USA
Brand	Ballantine Books
Manufacturer	Ballantine Books
Binding	Paperback
Color	Red
ReleaseDate	2008-01-29
UnitCount	1
EANs	9780345494344

Matters of Honor: A Novel

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