The given day

a novel

704 pages

English language

Published May 2, 2008 by William Morrow.

ISBN:
978-0-688-16318-1
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OCLC Number:
243960496

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An epic tale set at the end of World War I follows the experiences of a family whose lives mirror the political unrest of an America caught between its well-patterned past and an unpredictable future. Police officer Danny Coughlin, the latest in a long line of cops, is a fresh face on the force and anxious to impress his father. Thus, he agrees to go undercover to infiltrate a group of anarchists involved in labor strikes. As Danny penetrates this underground world, however, he befriends people such as a beautiful Irish immigrant and a black servant-turned-criminal who force him to re-evaluate his beliefs. Incorporating real historic events, such as the 1918 Spanish flu pandemic and the 1919 Boston police strike, the author "captures the sense of a country coming of age."

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Review of 'The given day' on 'Goodreads'

Our book group read and thoroughly enjoyed this novel...a big, brawling, well written read based on the Boston policemen's strike of 1919, together with all of the embedded politics, racism, and corruption. Lehane does well with this kind of book. In some ways it's traditionally masculine, yet it manages to have a universal appeal.

Review of 'The given day' on 'Goodreads'

Too long and I didn't care about the characters. Only redemption was that I learned about the Boston police strike in 1915 and the red scare - neither of which I'd know (much) about. He tried to weave in a minor plotline with Babe Ruth that made no sense to me. Wouldn't recommend.

Review of "Un pays à l'aube" on 'Goodreads'

Dennis Lehane avait déclaré lors du FIRN 2007 qu’il ne reprendrait pas la série des Kenzie & Gennaro, à moins d’avoir besoin de se faire construire une piscine. Apparemment, il a finalement eu besoin d’une piscine, puisque qu’il a ajouté un épisode à la saga, Moonlight Mile. Mais entre-temps, Lehane nous a pondu un roman hors norme, qui sort de ses intrigues policières habituelles. En quelques mots, on pourrait dire qu’Un pays à l’aube concentre tout ce que l’on peut trouver de mieux chez Lehane. Et plus encore. Au moins. Dennis Lehane est un grand, il n’y a qu’à lire Mystic River, Shutter Island ou n’importe quel épisode de Kenzie & Gennaro pour se prendre une belle baffe à chaque fois.

Cette fois-ci l’auteur abandonne le polar mais ne renie pas pour autant le milieu policier. Il plante son décor à Boston, à la fin de le Première Guerre mondiale, …

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Subjects

  • Boston (Mass.). -- Police Dept. -- Fiction
  • Police Strike, Boston, Mass., 1919 -- Fiction