Household Words
A Novel
Seiten
2005
WW Norton & Co (Verlag)
978-0-393-32823-3 (ISBN)
WW Norton & Co (Verlag)
978-0-393-32823-3 (ISBN)
Winner of the PEN/Hemingway Award
"Unqualified praise goes to this rarity: an extraordinary novel about ordinary people." —Chicago Tribune
The year is 1940, and Rhoda Taber is pregnant with her first child. Satisfied with her comfortable house in a New Jersey suburb and her reliable husband, Leonard, she expects that her life will be predictable and secure. Surprised by an untimely death, an unexpected illness, and the contrary natures of her two daughters, Rhoda finds that fate undermines her sense of entitlement and security. Shrewd, wry, and sometimes bitter, Rhoda reveals herself to be a wonderfully flawed and achingly real woman caught up in the unexpectedness of her own life.
"Unqualified praise goes to this rarity: an extraordinary novel about ordinary people." —Chicago Tribune
The year is 1940, and Rhoda Taber is pregnant with her first child. Satisfied with her comfortable house in a New Jersey suburb and her reliable husband, Leonard, she expects that her life will be predictable and secure. Surprised by an untimely death, an unexpected illness, and the contrary natures of her two daughters, Rhoda finds that fate undermines her sense of entitlement and security. Shrewd, wry, and sometimes bitter, Rhoda reveals herself to be a wonderfully flawed and achingly real woman caught up in the unexpectedness of her own life.
Joan Silber is the author of eight works of fiction. Among many awards and honors, she has won the PEN/Faulkner Award and the National Book Critics Circle Award in Fiction and has been a finalist for the National Book Award and the Los Angeles Times Book Prize. She teaches at Sarah Lawrence College and lives in New York City.
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 17.11.2005 |
|---|---|
| Verlagsort | New York |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 140 x 208 mm |
| Gewicht | 434 g |
| Themenwelt | Sonstiges ► Geschenkbücher |
| ISBN-10 | 0-393-32823-6 / 0393328236 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-393-32823-3 / 9780393328233 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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