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Highlights
- An aged trade embalmer discovers a new connection to life.
- Author(s): Thomas Lynch
- 272 Pages
- Fiction + Literature Genres, Literary
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About the Book
"A new work of fiction from author Thomas Lynch"-- Provided by publisher.Book Synopsis
An aged trade embalmer discovers a new connection to life. As a husband, he promised his dying wife he'd write their story of love and grief, sweetness, sadness. Twenty-five years later, he may not have a first sentence for the story of their marriage but he does have the start of a loving final chapter of his own.
If sex and the dead, as Yeats instructed, are topics worthy of a serious mind, then Doyle Shields has a very serious mind indeed. His professional work was preparing the dead for their funerals, while his passion was pleasing his beloved partners. First, there was monogamous joy with Sally and then, after years of bereavement, after giving up on love and its blessings, there was Johanna, whose lovemaking makes Doyle believe in a life of the spirit. Still, life, as Doyle learned as a young combat Marine, takes no prisoners. It comes and goes and goes on with or without our participation or approval. And Doyle, approaching his end, is haunted by the wounds of the war fought in his youth.Award-winning writer and poet Thomas Lynch has wrought a sprawling, enthralling first novel about the pursuit of meaning, purpose, redemption and forgiveness, and the search for beauty in an imperfect world. It is for any reader who believes such quests can end in splendid victory. As Doyle feels God whisper, "Wait and see."
Review Quotes
"Thomas Lynch is a writer with a singular voice, a connoisseur of language, and a man of great depth and humor, all of which are present in his splendid first novel, No Prisoners. The deep, rich prose through which he proves himself to be a master storyteller is gorgeous and profound."
--Alan Ball, creator of Six Feet Under
"Charmingly terrifying, sacredly profane, No Prisoners, like its protagonist, Doyle, is unforgettable, wittily unsettling, all new. As elegant as it is raw and as serious as it is playful, this is a novel you truly need to read." --Laura Kasischke, author of Mind of Winter "This unexpected novel from our greatest poet of myth and mortality is cause for celebration. Thomas Lynch never fails to startle and surprise us." --Joan Baez, author of When You See My Mother, Ask Her to Dance "Doyle Shields--ninety years old, ex-marine and survivor of the bloody battles of the South Pacific, retired embalmer, widower, sober alcoholic, failed terrorist, and the hero of Thomas Lynch's first novel--ages, if not gracefully at least thoughtfully, toward his end. No Prisoners touches on the subjects that have informed much of Lynch's work, but in the end becomes a deeply moving exploration of the process of aging and the necessities of love." --Keith Taylor, author of What Can the Matter Be?
Dimensions (Overall): 8.5 Inches (H) x 5.5 Inches (W) x 1.0 Inches (D)
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Number of Pages: 272
Genre: Fiction + Literature Genres
Sub-Genre: Literary
Publisher: David R. Godine Publisher
Format: Hardcover
Author: Thomas Lynch
Language: English
Street Date: September 2, 2025
TCIN: 1002898356
UPC: 9781567927054
Item Number (DPCI): 247-02-2793
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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