Isbn: 9781400068388 - alice & oliver (11 Ergebnisse)

Hardback. Zustand: Good. The award-winning and New York Times bestselling author of Beautiful Children has created an unflinching yet deeply humane portrait of a young family's journey through a medical crisis, laying bare a couple's love and fears as they fight for everything that's important to them. New York, 1993. Alice Culvert is a caring wife, a doting new mother, a loyal friend, and a soulful artist--a fashion designer who wears a baby carrier and haute couture with equal aplomb. In their loft in Manhattan's gritty Meatpacking District, Alice and her husband, Oliver, are raising their infant daughter, Doe, delighting in the wonders of early parenthood. Their life together feels so vital and full of promise, which makes Alice's sudden cancer diagnosis especially staggering. In the span of a single day, the couple's focus narrows to the basic question of her survival. Though they do their best to remain brave, each faces enormous pressure: Oliver tries to navigate a labyrinthine healthcare system and handle their mounting medical bills; Alice tries to be hopeful as her body turns against her. Bracing themselves for the unthinkable, they must confront the new realities of their marriage, their strengths as partners and flaws as people, how to nourish love against all odds, and what it means to truly care for another person. Inspired by the author's life, Alice & Oliver is a deeply affecting novel written with stunning reserves of compassion, humor, and wisdom. Alice Culvert is an extraordinary character--a woman of incredible heart and spirit--who will remain in memory long after the final page. Praise for Alice & Oliver This hauntingly powerful novel follows a family's fight for survival in the face of illness. A stirring elegy to a marriage.--O: The Oprah Magazine A rewarding reading experience . . . a testament to the resilience of humans and our willingness to forgive.--San Francisco Chronicle The novel's power is in its two characters' messy negotiation of their fears, errors and shifting affections. . . . Bock offers a forceful reminder that there are plenty of roiling emotions underneath that till-death-do-us-part.--Los Angeles Times A] heart-wrenching story of a young couple whose lives change when Alice gets diagnosed with cancer . . . a refreshingly unsentimental look at the vicious disease.--Entertainment Weekly Alice & Oliver has a] tough-minded commitment to truth-telling.--The Washington Post Even more than the meticulous details of drugs, treatments and side effects, Bock's tender portrayal of his characters] in all their desolation gives Alice & Oliver] its ring of truth. . . . I loved this novel.--Marion Winik, Newsday Alice & Oliver shows that, even in a situation that's about as terrible as it can be, there can still exist happiness, surprise, and life, that strange strong spirit that's with us until the end.--The Boston Globe The most honest, unsentimentally powerful novel about cancer that I've ever read.--Michael Christie, The Globe & Mail Wrenchingly powerful . . . Bock chronicles the daily struggles of a young wife and mother facing her own imminent mortality. This is a soul portrait of a family in crisis, written with a fearless clarity and a deep understanding of the bonds that can hold two people together even in the darkest hour.--Richard Price From the Hardcover edition.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. First Edition. With dust jacket. It's a well-cared-for item that has seen limited use. The item may show minor signs of wear. All the text is legible, with all pages included. It may have slight markings and/or highlighting.

Zustand: Very Good. Pages intact with possible writing/highlighting. Binding strong with minor wear. Dust jackets/supplements may not be included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Zustand: Good. Former library copy. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Zustand: Very Good. Former library copy. Pages intact with possible writing/highlighting. Binding strong with minor wear. Dust jackets/supplements may not be included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. Signed. Signed by author..

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good+. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good+. First Edition; First Printing. 8.90 X 6.50 X 1.70 inches fmc2%262D.

Hardcover. Zustand: Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Fine. 1st Edition. First printing, with full number line. A fine copy in a fine jacket. A clean copy, with price ($28.00) intact on front flap. Comes with archival-quality jacket protector. Note: Head and foot of spine lightly pushed, on an otherwise very nice copy. Fiction-B.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Brand New. 336 pages. 10.00x7.00x1.25 inches. In Stock.

Hardcover. Zustand: gut. Alice & Oliver Charles Bock Hardcover Gesellschaftsroman Familie Konflikte In englischer Sprache. pages.