Isbn: 9780060176730 - the distinguished guest (25 Ergebnisse)

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Hardback. Zustand: Good. The Distinguished Guest chronicles the visit of an ailing woman to her son and his family. Lily Maynard is proud, chilly, difficult, and famous for writing, at age seventy-two, a memoir about the dissolution of her marriage years earlier and the spiritual and political crises that precipitated that rift. Now, stricken with Parkinson's disease, Lily must cope with her fading powers as well as with disturbing memories of the events that estranged her from her children and ended her marriage. Her extended stay with her architect son, Alan Maynard, while she awaits relocation to a retirement community, sets the stage for conflicts, reflection, and new understanding. The visit raises questions for Alan about his relation to his mother and to his past, about the choices he has made in his own life, about the nature of love, disappointment, and grief. The story moves between Lily and Alan and among others - Alan's loving, wholly grounded French wife Gaby, their two remarkable college-aged sons, a troubled journalist writing a profile of Lily, an African-American graduate student working on a thesis that connects to Lily's history in the early days of the civil rights movement. Pieces of the profile, excerpts from intimate letters and from both Lily's memoir and her fiction, all form part of the rich narrative as it moves toward its dramatic conclusion.…

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Zustand: NEAR FINE. First printing. Fifth novel by this writer who seems to be able to touch on issues that affect "our generation" vividly and with sensitivity. Near fine in a fine dustjacket. (rem linej).

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Hardcover. Zustand: Fine+. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Fine+. First Edition; First Printing. A handsome first edition/first printing in Very Fine condition in Very Fine dust-jacket. Signed by author Sue Miller directly on the title page; The Distinguished Guest is a historical novel about the life of Henry James, set in the years leading up to and including the publication of The Ambassadors. It tells the story of James's interactions with a series of extraordinary people, from the Duke and Duchess of Marlborough to the poet Emily Dickinson.Sue Miller has written a novel that is both fascinating and enjoyable. The Distinguished Guest is a compelling read and provides a unique look into the life of Henry James.; 8vo; Signed by Author.…

Hardcover. Zustand: New. When Alan's elderly mother, an acclaimed novelist with Parkinson's disease, comes to live with Alan and his wife, Gaby, the younger generation is disturbed by Lily's debilitation and reassesses their own lives. 150,000 first printing. $200,000 ad/promo. Tour.