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So Many Ways to Begin : a Novel by McGregor, Jon is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.

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In this potent examination of family and memory, Jon McGregor charts one man's voyage of self-discovery. Like Kazuo Ishiguro's *The Remains of the Day*, *So Many Ways to Begin* is rich in the intimate details that shape a life, the subtle strain that defines human relationships, and the personal history that forms identity.David Carter, the novel's protagonist, takes a keen interest in history as a boy. Encouraged by his doting Aunt Julia, he begins collecting the things that tell his story: a birth certificate, school report cards, annotated cinema and train tickets. After finishing school, he finds the perfect job for his lifetime obsession as curator at a local history museum. His professional and romantic lives take shape as his beloved aunt and mentor's unravel. Lost in a fog of senility, Julia lets slip a secret about David's family.Over the course of the next decades, as David and his wife Eleanor live out their lives - struggling through early marriage, professional disappointments, the birth of their daughter, Eleanor's depression, and an affair that ends badly, David attempts to physically piece together his past, finding meaning and connection where he least expects it.w

Who reads So Many Ways to Begin : a Novel?

Author

McGregor, Jon

Publisher

Bloomsbury Publishing USA

Published

2006

Language

EN

ISBN

9781596912229

Category

work of fiction

Subjects

Literary Fiction, Fiction, Humanities

Rating

3.79 / 5 (883 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14