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'''''Adams Fall''''' is writer Sean Desmond's first novel. It recounts the events which occur to a college student in his senior year at [[Harvard]] University. In the midst of completing his thesis and applying for a study abroad program, the narrator copes with his stresses by resorting to alcohol and drugs.
'''''Adams Fall''''' is writer Sean Desmond's first novel. It recounts the events which occur to a college student in his senior year at [[Harvard]] University. In the midst of completing his thesis and applying for a study abroad program, the narrator copes with his stresses by resorting to alcohol and drugs.


[[Adams House (Harvard University)|Adams House]], a real House<ref>[http://hcs.harvard.edu/adams/history/index.php Adams House - History] Accessed 12/06/2006. {{dead link|date=April 2013}}</ref> at Harvard, features prominently in the novel; the author is himself a Harvard graduate.
[[Adams House (Harvard University)|Adams House]], a real House<ref>[http://hcs.harvard.edu/adams/history/index.php Adams House - History] Accessed 12/06/2006. {{wayback|url=http://hcs.harvard.edu/adams/history/index.php |date=20070307114123 }}</ref> at Harvard, features prominently in the novel; the author is himself a Harvard graduate.


The novel was the (loose) basis for the 2002 film ''[[Abandon (film)|Abandon]]'' starring [[Katie Holmes]].
The novel was the (loose) basis for the 2002 film ''[[Abandon (film)|Abandon]]'' starring [[Katie Holmes]].

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Adams Fall
First edition hardcover
AuthorSean Desmond
LanguageEnglish
GenreThriller
PublisherSt. Martin's Press
Publication date
October 2000 (First ed.)
Publication placeUnited States
Media typePrint (Hardcover)
Pages245 pp
ISBN978-0-312-26254-9
OCLC44128214
813/.6 21
LC ClassPS3554.E842 A64 2000

Adams Fall is writer Sean Desmond's first novel. It recounts the events which occur to a college student in his senior year at Harvard University. In the midst of completing his thesis and applying for a study abroad program, the narrator copes with his stresses by resorting to alcohol and drugs.

Adams House, a real House[1] at Harvard, features prominently in the novel; the author is himself a Harvard graduate.

The novel was the (loose) basis for the 2002 film Abandon starring Katie Holmes.

References

  1. ^ Adams House - History Accessed 12/06/2006. Archived 2007-03-07 at the Wayback Machine