num_pages: 298
description: Having fled his less than perfect home life years ago, Hal Raitcliffe returns to help his ailing mother after his stepfather walks out on her, but over the course of one weekend, Hal's good intentions wear thin as the family airs its grievances. 50,000 first printing. Tour.
language: English
title: Purple America: A Novel
titlecomplete: Purple America: A Novel
genres: Fiction, Adult Fiction, Contemporary, Modern Classics, American, Literary Fiction, Americana, Illness, Literature, Novels
ratings_count: 1023
publisher: Little Brown & Co