<DIV>At the thirtieth reunion of Minnesota’s Darton Hall College class of 1969, ten old friends join their classmates for a July weekend of dancing, drinking, flirting, reminiscing, regretting. The three decades since their graduation have seen marriage and divorce, children and careers, hopes deferred and abandoned. <I>July, July</I> tells the heart-rending and often hilarious story of a group of men and women who came into adulthood at a moment when American ideals and innocence began to fade. Their lives will ring familiar to anyone who has dreamed big dreams, suffered disappointment, and still struggled toward a happy ending. <p>Winner of the National Book Award for his novel <I>Going After Cacciato</I>, Tim O’Brien once again strikes at the emotional center of our lives. With humor and a sense of wistful hope, <I>July, July</I> speaks directly to our American character and to our resilience. <div></DIV></DIV>