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Stars and Bars - William Boyd

Description: ISBN 0140075968 / Genre: Fiction / Author: William Boyd / Edition: New edition / Paperback / 352 Pages / Book is published 1999-02-25 by ... more

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Newest Review: ... at her grandparents' in Washington. As they consider remarrying, he can't refuse this, but that means he has to un-invite his ... more

... lover. Hassle, hubbub and hullabaloo commence. What can go wrong during the journey and his stay at the millionaire's house does go wrong; his relationships, his job, his whole life are not the same any more when his assignment ends. Do the weird and wacky family members, the death threats he gets from his competitors in the sale of the pictures, the probs he's got with his stepdaughter-to-be (who's refused to visit her grandparents and is sticking to him) change him and help him become the American he dreams of? ...more

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Stars and Bars - William Boyd: Befuddled Brit (706 words)
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39-year-old British art historian Henderson Dores has been called to New York to work in a gallery there. He's oh so happy, he loves all things American and expects to finally change with an injection of Americanness. He knows himself well, he's nice, polite, well-mannered, but shy - in fact, Shyness could be his middle name. He'd rather go along with someone or something he abhors than speak his mind. For him Americanness means decisiveness, courage, willpower, by living in the U.S. of A. he hopes to acquire these qualities through osmosis. The owner of the gallery sends him to the South to evaluate the pictures a millionaire art collector wants to sell. ... Read the complete review