num_pages: 227
description: Robb Forman Dew's cult first novel explores themes of familial and romantic bonds as it tells the story of a woman whose husband stays behind in New England while she and their children spend the summer in her Midwestern hometown.
language: English
title: Dale Loves Sophie to Death: A Novel
titlecomplete: Dale Loves Sophie to Death: A Novel
genres: Literature, Fiction, Literary Fiction, Novels
ratings_count: 306
awards: awardedAt: 378720000000
name: National Book Award
category: First Novel
publisher: Back Bay Books