“In his new novel, Independence Day, Richard Ford again brings us the memorable voice of Frank Bascombe, the central character of Ford’s highly acclaimed earlier novel, The Sportswriter. Over a July 4th weekend, we listen as Frank reflects on love, marriage, fatherhood, and middle-class ethics in modern America. Publishers Weekly says that Ford’s writing ‘comes as close as possible to the Great American Novel’ for our times.” [Wayne Pond]
