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7087465Test Patternhttps://www.gandhi.com.mx/test-pattern-9780062031228/phttps://gandhi.vtexassets.com/arquivos/ids/2825014/6d51d9ae-8ae0-4298-85ff-d9ad875be655.jpg?v=6386716884430300008585MXNWilliam MorrowInStock/Ebooks/<p>A dazzling and strikingly original fiction debut from an exciting new talent</p><p>From the moment a new TV set arrives at the Palmer household in 1954 in Newport News, Virginia, change is in the wind. Eleven-year-old Cassie glimpses snapshots of the future in the hypnotic test pattern. Mesmerized, Cassie sees snippets from Kennedys assassination, the Beatles debut, mans landing on the Moon, and the O. J. Simpson trial. Her starstruck mother, Lorena, delights in the magical images flickering on the screen too, and finds the strength to pursue her dreams of becoming a professional dancer. Lorena soon plunges into an affair with an old flame, whose cousin turns out to be a talent scout for Arthur Godfrey, and risks her marriage to Cassies dad, an accident-prone, depressed construction worker. As Lorena learns that the path to fame and fortune is strewn with obstacles, Cassies own eyes are being opened to the world outside of provincial Newport News-and to the even richer world within herself.</p><p>Brilliantly re-creating the innocence and energy of the 50s, <em>Test Pattern</em> is a tour de force of wit, spirit, and imagination. From the moment a new TV set arrives at the Palmer household in 1954 in Newport News, Virginia, change is in the wind. Eleven-year-old Cassie glimpses snapshots of the future in the hypnotic test pattern. Mesmerized, Cassie sees snippets from Kennedys assassination, the Beatles debut, mans landing on the Moon, and the O. J. Simpson trial. Her starstruck mother, Lorena, delights in the magical images flickering on the screen too, and finds the strength to pursue her dreams of becoming a professional dancer. Lorena soon plunges into an affair with an old flame, whose cousin turns out to be a talent scout for Arthur Godfrey, and risks her marriage to Cassies dad, an accident-prone, depressed construction worker. As Lorena learns that the path to fame and fortune is strewn with obstacles, Cassies own eyes are being opened to the world outside of provincial Newport News-and to the even richer world within herself.</p><p>Brilliantly re-creating the innocence and energy of the 50s, <em>Test Pattern</em> is a tour de force of wit, spirit, and imagination.</p>...3285404Test Pattern8585https://www.gandhi.com.mx/test-pattern-9780062031228/phttps://gandhi.vtexassets.com/arquivos/ids/2825014/6d51d9ae-8ae0-4298-85ff-d9ad875be655.jpg?v=638671688443030000InStockMXN99999DIEbook20239780062031228_W3siaWQiOiJhMmM4MDk3NS1kZDZiLTQzZDUtYTRhNC04NTRjZTY1YjQ3ZTgiLCJsaXN0UHJpY2UiOjg1LCJkaXNjb3VudCI6MCwic2VsbGluZ1ByaWNlIjo4NSwiaW5jbHVkZXNUYXgiOnRydWUsInByaWNlVHlwZSI6Ildob2xlc2FsZSIsImN1cnJlbmN5IjoiTVhOIiwiZnJvbSI6IjIwMjQtMDQtMjNUMTg6MDA6MDBaIiwicmVnaW9uIjoiTVgiLCJpc1ByZW9yZGVyIjpmYWxzZX1d9780062031228_<p>A dazzling and strikingly original fiction debut from an exciting new talent</p><p>From the moment a new TV set arrives at the Palmer household in 1954 in Newport News, Virginia, change is in the wind. Eleven-year-old Cassie glimpses snapshots of the future in the hypnotic test pattern. Mesmerized, Cassie sees snippets from Kennedys assassination, the Beatles debut, mans landing on the Moon, and the O. J. Simpson trial. Her starstruck mother, Lorena, delights in the magical images flickering on the screen too, and finds the strength to pursue her dreams of becoming a professional dancer. Lorena soon plunges into an affair with an old flame, whose cousin turns out to be a talent scout for Arthur Godfrey, and risks her marriage to Cassies dad, an accident-prone, depressed construction worker. As Lorena learns that the path to fame and fortune is strewn with obstacles, Cassies own eyes are being opened to the world outside of provincial Newport News-and to the even richer world within herself.</p><p>Brilliantly re-creating the innocence and energy of the 50s, <em>Test Pattern</em> is a tour de force of wit, spirit, and imagination. From the moment a new TV set arrives at the Palmer household in 1954 in Newport News, Virginia, change is in the wind. Eleven-year-old Cassie glimpses snapshots of the future in the hypnotic test pattern. Mesmerized, Cassie sees snippets from Kennedys assassination, the Beatles debut, mans landing on the Moon, and the O. J. Simpson trial. Her starstruck mother, Lorena, delights in the magical images flickering on the screen too, and finds the strength to pursue her dreams of becoming a professional dancer. Lorena soon plunges into an affair with an old flame, whose cousin turns out to be a talent scout for Arthur Godfrey, and risks her marriage to Cassies dad, an accident-prone, depressed construction worker. As Lorena learns that the path to fame and fortune is strewn with obstacles, Cassies own eyes are being opened to the world outside of provincial Newport News-and to the even richer world within herself.</p><p>Brilliantly re-creating the innocence and energy of the 50s, <em>Test Pattern</em> is a tour de force of wit, spirit, and imagination.</p>...9780062031228_HarperCollins(*_*)9780062031228_William Morrowlibro_electonico_9780062031228_9780062031228Marjorie KleinInglésMéxicohttps://getbook.kobo.com/koboid-prod-public/openroadmedia-epub-e2d7d891-8c6e-437a-b15b-9414c4924f5b.epub2023-12-15T00:00:00+00:00William Morrow