Excerpt from The Emperor of Ocean Park by Stephen L. Carter, plus links to reviews, author biography & more

Name: The Emperor of Ocean Park
Rating: 4.1 (7 reviews)
Author: Stephen L. Carter
ISBN: 9780375413636

The Emperor of Ocean Park

by Stephen L. Carter

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First Published:
Jun 1, 2002, 672 pages

Paperback:
May 2003, 672 pages

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Not that it matters. For my father's note is actually no help at all.

I have a terrible memory for names, but it is good enough for me to be sure that I do not know an Angela, and I have no idea who her boyfriend could possibly be.

Excerpted from The Emperor of Ocean Park by Stephen L. Carter Copyright 2002 by Stephen L. Carter. Excerpted by permission of Knopf, a division of Random House, Inc. All rights reserved. No part of this excerpt may be reproduced or reprinted without permission in writing from the publisher.

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