Man of the Century
1997
First Published
4.23
Average Rating
378
Number of Pages
The acclaimed author of such suspenseful novels as "White Star" and "Pursuit" now turns to his real love—a grand novel of a man awash in history who has done almost everything, and been almost everywhere. The rollicking story of 105-year-old Woodrow Lowe is filled with romance and lust, intrigue and creative violence—all against a background of impeccable historical accuracy.
Avg Rating
4.23
Number of Ratings
120
5 STARS
52%
4 STARS
28%
3 STARS
16%
2 STARS
2%
1 STARS
3%
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Author
James Stewart Thayer
Author · 15 books
James Thayer is the son of a wheat farmer, and he was raised in Spokane and the farm country in eastern Washington. He graduated from Washington State University and the University of Chicago Law School, and now teaches novel writing at the University of Washington extension school where in 2015 he received the Excellence in Teaching Award in the Arts, Writing and Humanities. The New York Times Book Review says his "writing is smooth and clear. Deceptively simple, it wastes no words, and it has a rhythm that only confident stylists achieve.” His The Essential Guide to Writing a Novel is a leading manual for fiction writers. Thayer is a member of the Washington State Bar Association and the International Thriller Writers. He and his family live in Seattle.
