George Mills

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Publication Year:
2010

ISBN-13: 9781453204184

<DIV><p>&#160;</p><DIV><DIV><B>Elkin&rsquo;s National Book Critics Circle Award&ndash;winning classic: A compelling novel of one man&rsquo;s journey to break free from a thousand-year-old family curse</B></div><DIV>&#160;</div></div><DIV>Since the time of the First Crusade, every generation of the Mills family has been consigned by fate to an unfulfilling, servile existence. And each successive Mills has had a son, George, to perpetuate the family plight through history. Whether a stable hand in feudal Europe or a prisoner in an Ottoman harem, each George Mills falls prey to his hereditary misfortune&mdash;until the modern George Mills threatens to reverse this fate once and for all.</div><DIV>&#160;</div><DIV>Written with penetrating insight and wit, <i>George Mills</i> is an engrossing story of one man&rsquo;s salvation, and an unforgettable defense of free will in even the most overwhelming of circumstances.</div><DIV>&#160;</div><DIV>This ebook features rare photos and never-before-seen documents from the author&rsquo;s estate and from the Stanley Elkin archives at Washington University in St. Louis.</div><p>&#160;</p></div>