In Family Life, Russell Banks's first novel, he transforms the dramas of domesticity into the story of a royal family in a mythical contemporary kingdom. Life inside this kingdom includes the king (dubbed "the Hearty" or "the Bluff"), who squeals angrily as is his wont; the queen, who, while pondering the mirror in her chambers, decides to write a book; three adolescent princes who are, respectively, a superb wrestler, a fanatical sports car driver, and a sullen drunk. Then there are the mysterious Green Man with a thing for princes; the Loon, who lives in a tree house designed by Christopher Wren; and a whole slew of murders, mayhem, coups, debauches, world tours, and love and loss and laughter.
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Hardback Editions
August 1996 : Hardback
| Title: Family Life Author(s): Russell Banks ISBN: 0-8095-9196-0 / 978-0-8095-9196-1 (USA edition) Publisher: Borgo Press Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
December 1988 : Hardback
| Title: Family Life (New American Fiction Series) Author(s): Russell Banks ISBN: 1-55713-004-3 / 9781557130044 (USA edition) Publisher: Sun & Moon Books Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
August 1988 : Hardback
| Title: Family Life (New American Fiction Series, 12.) Author(s): Russell Banks ISBN: 1-55713-005-1 / 9781557130051 (USA edition) Publisher: Sun & Moon Pr Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
Paperback Editions
April 1996 : Paperback
| Title: Family Life Author(s): Russell Banks ISBN: 0-06-097704-3 / 978-0-06-097704-7 (USA edition) Publisher: Harper Perennial Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
December 1994 : Mass Market Paperback
| Title: Family Life Author(s): Russell Banks ISBN: 0-345-34693-9 / 978-0-345-34693-3 (USA edition) Publisher: Ballantine Books Inc. Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
January 1989 : Paperback
| Title: Family Life Author(s): Russell Banks Publisher: Penguin (Non-Classics) Availability: Amazon More details... |
1988 : Paperback
| Title: Family Life Author(s): Russell Banks Publisher: Ballantine Books Availability: Amazon More details... |
June 1985 : Paperback
| Title: Family Life Author(s): Russell Banks ISBN: 0-380-00258-2 / 978-0-380-00258-0 (USA edition) Publisher: Avon Books Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
1975 : Paperback
| Title: Family Life Author(s): Russell Banks Publisher: Avon Book Company Availability: Amazon More details... |
Other Editions
November 2011 : Kindle edition
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