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"A masterful retelling of a legend and famous headline of modern American history-Harry Truman's upset victory over Thomas E. Dewey in the 1948 presidential election. Set in Dewey's hometown of Owosso, Michigan, this is the captivating story of a local love triangle that mirrors the national election contest. As the voters must decide between the candidates, so must Anne Macmurray choose between two suitors- an ardent United Auto Workers organizer and his polar opposite, a wealthy young Republican lawyer who's running for the state senate. Weaving a tapestry of small-town secrets, the people of Owosso ready themselves for the fame that is bound to shower down upon them after Dewey's ""sure thing"" victory. But as the novel-and history-move toward election night, we watch the townspeople, along with Anne and her suitors, have their fates rearranged in a climax filled with suspense, chagrin and unexpected joy."

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Praise for Thomas Mallon's Dewey Defeats Truman A warm, touching, and richly textured novel; a classic American movie filmed in glorious prose deluxe. -- Entertainment Weekly A finely textured web. . . . Like Shakespeare's summery comedies, the novel is about love's madness. . . . Effortlessly summons the feel of a bygone era. . . . A lovely meditation on the interplay between past and present. --Jay Parini, The New York Times Book Review Charming . . . Mallon is a master of detail about a place and a time. -- Chicago Tribune A beautifully written and absorbing novel, with richly drawn characters and a wealth of bubbling plots. -- Detroit Free Press It's fueled by a sense of period detail so strong that reading it seems at times like paging through an old high school yearbook . . . I enjoyed the wit and precision with which Mallon presents this world. -- Boston Sunday Globe Thomas Mallon is a smart, inventive, prolific writer . . . What interests him is not history per se but the way in which large events touch and alter the lives of ordinary, unknown people. -- The Washington Post Mallon's prose is always rich and economical. . . . Dewey Defeats Truman is the kind of novel that restores meaning to the present by recovering the past. -- San Francisco Chronicle [A] beautifully controlled novel. . . . Mallon has so meticulously re-created a time and place that even trivial data has the force of nothing less than truth. . . . Mallon's complicated meditation on the trials of private and public identity is beautifully fashioned. Its tale of yesteryear tells America a little bit about what it is today. -- Publishers Weekly

Praise for Thomas Mallon's Dewey Defeats Truman A warm, touching, and richly textured novel; a classic American movie filmed in glorious prose deluxe. Entertainment Weekly A finely textured web. . . . Like Shakespeare s summery comedies, the novel is about love s madness. . . . Effortlessly summons the feel of a bygone era. . . .A lovely meditation on the interplay between past and present. Jay Parini, The New York Times Book Review Charming . . . Mallon is a master of detail about a place and a time. Chicago Tribune A beautifully written and absorbing novel, with richly drawn characters and a wealth of bubbling plots. Detroit Free Press It s fueled by a sense of period detail so strong that reading it seems at times like paging through an old high school yearbook . . . I enjoyed the wit and precision with which Mallon presents this world. Boston Sunday Globe Thomas Mallon is a smart, inventive, prolific writer . . . What interests him is not history per se but the way in which large events touch and alter the lives of ordinary, unknown people. The Washington Post Mallon s prose is always rich and economical. . . . Dewey Defeats Truman is the kind of novel that restores meaning to the present by recovering the past. San Francisco Chronicle [A] beautifully controlled novel. . . . Mallon has so meticulously re-created a time and place that even trivial data has the force of nothing less than truth. . . . Mallon s complicated meditation on the trials of private and public identity is beautifully fashioned. Its tale of yesteryear tells America a little bit about what it is today. Publishers Weekly

Praise for Thomas Mallon's Dewey Defeats Truman <br><br> A warm, touching, and richly textured novel; a classic American movie filmed in glorious prose deluxe. <br>-- Entertainment Weekly<br> <br> A finely textured web. . . . Like Shakespeare's summery comedies, the novel is about love's madness. . . . Effortlessly summons the feel of a bygone era. . . . A lovely meditation on the interplay between past and present. <br>--Jay Parini, The New York Times Book Review <br> <br> Charming . . . Mallon is a master of detail about a place and a time. <br>-- Chicago Tribune <br> <br> A beautifully written and absorbing novel, with richly drawn characters and a wealth of bubbling plots. <br>-- Detroit Free Press <br><br> It's fueled by a sense of period detail so strong that reading it seems at times like paging through an old high school yearbook . . . I enjoyed the wit and precision with which Mallon presents this world. <br>-- Boston Sunday Globe <br><br> Thomas Mallon is a smart, inventive, prolific writer . . . What interests him is not history per se but the way in which large events touch and alter the lives of ordinary, unknown people. <br>-- The Washington Post <br><br> Mallon's prose is always rich and economical. . . . Dewey Defeats Truman is the kind of novel that restores meaning to the present by recovering the past. <br>-- San Francisco Chronicle <br><br> [A] beautifully controlled novel. . . . Mallon has so meticulously re-created a time and place that even trivial data has the force of nothing less than truth. . . . Mallon's complicated meditation on the trials of private and public identity is beautifully fashioned. Its tale of yesteryear tells America a little bit about what it is today. <br>-- Publishers Weekly

Praise for Thomas Mallon's Dewey Defeats Truman A warm, touching, and richly textured novel; a classic American movie filmed in glorious prose deluxe. --Entertainment Weekly A finely textured web. . . . Like Shakespeare's summery comedies, the novel is about love's madness. . . . Effortlessly summons the feel of a bygone era. . . . A lovely meditation on the interplay between past and present. --Jay Parini, The New York Times Book Review Charming . . . Mallon is a master of detail about a place and a time. --Chicago Tribune A beautifully written and absorbing novel, with richly drawn characters and a wealth of bubbling plots. --Detroit Free Press It's fueled by a sense of period detail so strong that reading it seems at times like paging through an old high school yearbook . . . I enjoyed the wit and precision with which Mallon presents this world. --Boston Sunday Globe Thomas Mallon is a smart, inventive, prolific writer . . . What interests him is not history per se but the way in which large events touch and alter the lives of ordinary, unknown people. --The Washington Post Mallon's prose is always rich and economical. . . . Dewey Defeats Truman is the kind of novel that restores meaning to the present by recovering the past. --San Francisco Chronicle [A] beautifully controlled novel. . . . Mallon has so meticulously re-created a time and place that even trivial data has the force of nothing less than truth. . . . Mallon's complicated meditation on the trials of private and public identity is beautifully fashioned. Its tale of yesteryear tells America a little bit about what it is today. --Publishers Weekly

<b>Praise for Thomas Mallon's<i> Dewey Defeats Truman</i> A warm, touching, and richly textured novel; a classic American movie filmed in glorious prose deluxe. <i>Entertainment Weekly A finely textured web. . . . Like Shakespeare s summery comedies, the novel is about love s madness. . . . Effortlessly summons the feel of a bygone era. . . .A lovely meditation on the interplay between past and present. Jay Parini, <i>The New York Times Book Review</i> Charming . . . Mallon is a master of detail about a place and a time. <i>Chicago Tribune</i> A beautifully written and absorbing novel, with richly drawn characters and a wealth of bubbling plots. <i>Detroit Free Press</i> It s fueled by a sense of period detail so strong that reading it seems at times like paging through an old high school yearbook . . . I enjoyed the wit and precision with which Mallon presents this world. <i>Boston Sunday Globe</i> Thomas Mallon is a smart, inventive, prolific writer . . . What interests him is not history per se but the way in which large events touch and alter the lives of ordinary, unknown people. <i>The Washington Post</i> Mallon s prose is always rich and economical. . . .<i>Dewey Defeats Truman</i>is the kind of novel that restores meaning to the present by recovering the past. <i>San Francisco Chronicle</i> [A] beautifully controlled novel. . . . Mallon has so meticulously re-created a time and place that even trivial data has the force of nothing less than truth. . . . Mallon s complicated meditation on the trials of private and public identity is beautifully fashioned. Its tale of yesteryear tells America a little bit about what it is today. <i>Publishers Weekly</i>

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Thomas Mallon is the author of eight novels, including Henry and Clara, Fellow Travelers, and Watergate. He is a frequent contributor to The New Yorker, The New York Times Book Review and other publications.

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