Labor Day

Author(s): Joyce Maynard

Modern & Contemporary Literature

"Joyce Maynard is in top-notch form with Labor Day. Simply a novel you cannot miss." -Jodi Picoult, New York Times bestselling author of My Sister's Keeper and Keeping Faith "Maynard has created an ensemble of characters that will sneak into your heart, and warm it while it breaks." -St. Petersburg Times Joyce Maynard, acclaimed author of At Home in the World, is back with Labor Day. The unforgettable story of a mother and son forever changed during a long summer weekend when a mysterious man comes into their lives. Labor Day is "a sexy, page turning, poignant story" (Jane Hamilton, author of A Map of the World) that "affirms Maynard's reputation as a master storyteller and shows her to be a passionate humanist with a gifted ear and heart" (People)


Product Information

"Maynard gets inside the head of an adolescent boy who is grappling with his own identity and the mysteries of sex (while revealing the secrets of making perfect pie crust). " -- Salt Lake City Tribune

Joyce Maynard is the author of eight previous novels, including To Die For, Labor Day, The Good Daughters, and four books of nonfiction. Her bestselling memoir, At Home in the World, has been translated into sixteen languages. She lives in California.

General Fields

  • : 9780061843419
  • : HarperCollins Publishers
  • : HarperCollins Publishers Ltd
  • : 0.204
  • : July 2010
  • : 203mm X 135mm X 16mm
  • : United States
  • : books

Special Fields

  • : Joyce Maynard
  • : Joyce Maynard
  • : black white illustrations
  • : black white illustrations
  • : 272
  • : 272
  • : 813.54
  • : 813.54
  • : English
  • : English
  • : Paperback / softback
  • : Paperback / softback