Finale : A Novel of the Reagan Years

from Doondeck

Mallon has a very sensitive and clever way of blending fiction with history.

from ozzer

E.L. Doctorow once clarified the difference between historians and novelists with the following: "The historian will tell you what happened. The novelist will tell what it felt like." Thomas Mallon is indeed a gifted novelist. In FINALE, he recreates the final days of the Reagan administration us...

from writemoves

As a general preference, I prefer reading non-fiction (history, biographies etc.) Actual events, motivations and personalities tend to be more fascinating and illuminating than what might be imagined or created. Finale certainly had an interesting cast of characters: Ronald Reagan, Nancy Reagan, ...

from GarySeverance

Finale, A Novel of the Reagan Years, is a fact/fiction combination of historical sketches and imagined experience. The story begins in 1976 and ends in 1996 covering events that preceded Ronald Reagan's election as president until his increasing decline related to dementia. The span of 20 years s...

from GarySeverance

Finale, A Novel of the Reagan Years, is a fact/fiction combination of historical sketches and imagined experience. The story begins in 1976 and ends in 1996 covering events that preceded Ronald Reagan's election as president until his increasing decline related to dementia. The span of 20 years s...