A Long and Happy Life: A Novel

bNow reissued in paperback on the fiftieth anniversary of its original publication—and published with Reynolds Price’s posthumous memoir IMidstream/i. /bPFrom its dazzling opening page, which announced the appearance of a stylist of the first rank, to its moving close, this novel has charmed and captivated millions of readers since its original publication almost fifty years ago. PThe troubled love story of pretty, headstrong Rosacoke Mustian and the motorcycle-riding, stoic Wesley Beavers beautifully evokes a rural North Carolina now long gone. PEcstatically reviewed and winner of the William Faulkner Award for a notable first novel when it was published in 1962, IA Long and Happy Life/i launched the career of Reynolds Price, a writer considered to be “one of our greatest novelists” (Harper Lee).