Alice elliott (193 Ergebnisse)

Paperback. Zustand: Good. It has been said that children are great observers but poor interpreters. Nine year old Jane MacLeod thinks she's responsible for the tensions between her parents, which conflicts with her strong desire to be part of a happy family. She wishes everyone would follow her grandmother's advice in times of crisis - think of England - a phrase that makes her feel safe. When the MacLeods gather for a long-awaited event, the Beatle's first appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show, Jane sees in the band the same profound pining she feels in herself. But later that night a tragedy dashes her hope for the future and burdens her with guilt for decades to come. Years later, Jane travels to London where happiness surely awaits. Yet it isn't until she is in her forties with a child of her own that Jane interprets the past with wisdom and discovers the secret of family happiness. Joyce Carol Oates has said that each of Alice Elliott Dark's short stories 'exudes the gravitas of a radically distilled novel.' With THINK OF ENGLAND, Dark rises to Oates's prescient praise, revealing herself to be a master of the longer form.…

Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. NATIONAL BESTSELLER?Engrossing.studded with wisdom about long-held bonds.? ?People, Book of the Week?Enthralling, masterfully written.rich with social and psychological insights.? ?The New York Times Book Review?A magnificent storytelling feat.? ?The Boston GlobeThe ?utterly engrossing, sweeping? (Time) story of a lifelong friendship between two very different ?superbly depicted? (The Wall Street Journal) women with shared histories, divisive loyalties, hidden sorrows, and eighty years of summers on a pristine point of land on the coast of Maine, set across the arc of the 20th century. Celebrated children?s book author Agnes Lee is determined to secure her legacy?to complete what she knows will be the final volume of her pseudonymously written Franklin Square novels; and even more consuming, to permanently protect the peninsula of majestic coast in Maine known as Fellowship Point. To donate the land to a trust, Agnes must convince shareholders to dissolve a generations-old partnership. And one of those shareholders is her best friend, Polly. Polly Wister has led a different kind of life than Agnes: that of a well-off married woman with children, defined by her devotion to her husband, a philosophy professor with an inflated sense of stature. She strives to create beauty and harmony in her home, in her friendships, and in her family. Polly soon finds her loyalties torn between the wishes of her best friend and the wishes of her three sons?but what is it that Polly wants herself? Agnes?s designs are further muddied when an enterprising young book editor named Maud Silver sets out to convince Agnes to write her memoirs. Agnes?s resistance cannot prevent long-buried memories and secrets from coming to light with far-reaching repercussions for all. ?An ambitious and satisfying tale? (The Washington Post), Fellowship Point reads like a 19th-century epic, but it is entirely contemporary in its ?reflections on aging, writing, stewardship, legacies, independence, and responsibility. At its heart, Fellowship Point is about caring for the places and people we love.This magnificent novel affirms that change and growth are possible at any age? (The Christian Science Monitor).…

Paperback. Zustand: Good. NATIONAL BESTSELLER?Engrossing.studded with wisdom about long-held bonds.? ?People, Book of the Week?Enthralling, masterfully written.rich with social and psychological insights.? ?The New York Times Book Review?A magnificent storytelling feat.? ?The Boston GlobeThe ?utterly engrossing, sweeping? (Time) story of a lifelong friendship between two very different ?superbly depicted? (The Wall Street Journal) women with shared histories, divisive loyalties, hidden sorrows, and eighty years of summers on a pristine point of land on the coast of Maine, set across the arc of the 20th century. Celebrated children?s book author Agnes Lee is determined to secure her legacy?to complete what she knows will be the final volume of her pseudonymously written Franklin Square novels; and even more consuming, to permanently protect the peninsula of majestic coast in Maine known as Fellowship Point. To donate the land to a trust, Agnes must convince shareholders to dissolve a generations-old partnership. And one of those shareholders is her best friend, Polly. Polly Wister has led a different kind of life than Agnes: that of a well-off married woman with children, defined by her devotion to her husband, a philosophy professor with an inflated sense of stature. She strives to create beauty and harmony in her home, in her friendships, and in her family. Polly soon finds her loyalties torn between the wishes of her best friend and the wishes of her three sons?but what is it that Polly wants herself? Agnes?s designs are further muddied when an enterprising young book editor named Maud Silver sets out to convince Agnes to write her memoirs. Agnes?s resistance cannot prevent long-buried memories and secrets from coming to light with far-reaching repercussions for all. ?An ambitious and satisfying tale? (The Washington Post), Fellowship Point reads like a 19th-century epic, but it is entirely contemporary in its ?reflections on aging, writing, stewardship, legacies, independence, and responsibility. At its heart, Fellowship Point is about caring for the places and people we love.This magnificent novel affirms that change and growth are possible at any age? (The Christian Science Monitor).…

Paperback. Zustand: Fair. NATIONAL BESTSELLER?Engrossing.studded with wisdom about long-held bonds.? ?People, Book of the Week?Enthralling, masterfully written.rich with social and psychological insights.? ?The New York Times Book Review?A magnificent storytelling feat.? ?The Boston GlobeThe ?utterly engrossing, sweeping? (Time) story of a lifelong friendship between two very different ?superbly depicted? (The Wall Street Journal) women with shared histories, divisive loyalties, hidden sorrows, and eighty years of summers on a pristine point of land on the coast of Maine, set across the arc of the 20th century. Celebrated children?s book author Agnes Lee is determined to secure her legacy?to complete what she knows will be the final volume of her pseudonymously written Franklin Square novels; and even more consuming, to permanently protect the peninsula of majestic coast in Maine known as Fellowship Point. To donate the land to a trust, Agnes must convince shareholders to dissolve a generations-old partnership. And one of those shareholders is her best friend, Polly. Polly Wister has led a different kind of life than Agnes: that of a well-off married woman with children, defined by her devotion to her husband, a philosophy professor with an inflated sense of stature. She strives to create beauty and harmony in her home, in her friendships, and in her family. Polly soon finds her loyalties torn between the wishes of her best friend and the wishes of her three sons?but what is it that Polly wants herself? Agnes?s designs are further muddied when an enterprising young book editor named Maud Silver sets out to convince Agnes to write her memoirs. Agnes?s resistance cannot prevent long-buried memories and secrets from coming to light with far-reaching repercussions for all. ?An ambitious and satisfying tale? (The Washington Post), Fellowship Point reads like a 19th-century epic, but it is entirely contemporary in its ?reflections on aging, writing, stewardship, legacies, independence, and responsibility. At its heart, Fellowship Point is about caring for the places and people we love.This magnificent novel affirms that change and growth are possible at any age? (The Christian Science Monitor).…

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Hardback. Zustand: Good. "A magnificent storytelling feat" (The Boston Globe) story of lifelong friendship between two very different "superbly depicted" (The Wall Street Journal) women with shared histories, divisive loyalties, hidden sorrows, and eighty years of summers on a pristine point of land on the coast of Maine, set across the arc of the 20th century. Celebrated children's book author Agnes Lee is determined to secure her legacy--to complete what she knows will be the final volume of her pseudonymously written Franklin Square novels; and even more consuming, to permanently protect the peninsula of majestic coast in Maine known as Fellowship Point. To donate the land to a trust, Agnes must convince shareholders to dissolve a generations-old partnership. And one of those shareholders is her best friend, Polly. Polly Wister has led a different kind of life than Agnes: that of a well-off married woman with children, defined by her devotion to her husband, a philosophy professor with an inflated sense of stature. She strives to create beauty and harmony in her home, in her friendships, and in her family. Polly soon finds her loyalties torn between the wishes of her best friend and the wishes of her three sons--but what is it that Polly wants herself? Agnes's designs are further muddied when an enterprising young book editor named Maud Silver sets out to convince Agnes to write her memoirs. Agnes's resistance cannot prevent long-buried memories and secrets from coming to light with far-reaching repercussions for all. "An ambitious and satisfying tale" (The Washington Post), Fellowship Point reads like a 19th-century epic, but it is entirely contemporary in its "reflections on aging, writing, stewardship, legacies, independence, and responsibility. At its heart, Fellowship Point is about caring for the places and people we love.This magnificent novel affirms that change and growth are possible at any age" (The Christian Science Monitor).…

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