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Alice McDermott's powerful new novel wittily captures the social, political and spiritual upheavals ofthemid-twentieth century through the story of a family, and the changing world in which they live. While Michael and Annie Keane taste the alternately intoxicating and bitter first fruits of the sexual revolution, their older, more tentative brother lags behind, until he finds himself on the way to Vietnam. Meanwhile, Clare, the youngest child of their aging parents, seeks to maintain an almost saintly innocence. After This , alive with the passions and tragedies of a determining era in our history, portrays the clash of traditional, faith-bound life and modern freedom, while also capturing, with McDermott's inimitable understanding and grace, the joy, sorrow, anger, and love that underpin, and undermine, what it is to be a family

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PublisherMacmillan Audio

ISBN-101593979673

ISBN-139781593979676

eBay Product ID (ePID)53933941

Product Key Features

Publication Year2006

TopicGeneral, Literary

Book TitleAfter this

LanguageEnglish

GenreFiction

AuthorAlice Mcdermott

FormatCompact Disc

Dimensions

Item Height1.1in.

Item Length6in.

Item Weight9.6 Oz

Item Width5.1in.

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceTrade

Dewey Edition22

ReviewsPraise for Alice McDermott: "ÝMcDermott writes¨ deceptively quiet domestic novels within which lurk large, important matters, among them love, betrayal, constancy, loss, desire, remembrance, and--a particular constant in McDermott's work--death. Her fiction has none of the chest-thumping bravado that draws gasps from the literati....But there is so much more to be learned from it." -Jonathan Yardly, "The ""Washington"" Post""" Praise for Child "of My Heart: " "This is a brave book matched by a brave performance.... McDermott's writing is so lyrical, her insights so powerful and affecting that you find yourself looking forward to spending more time with her protagonist, Theresa, just as her wards do." --"AudioFile", Praise for Alice McDermott: "[McDermott writes] deceptively quiet domestic novels within which lurk large, important matters, among them love, betrayal, constancy, loss, desire, remembrance, and--a particular constant in McDermott's work--death. Her fiction has none of the chest-thumping bravado that draws gasps from the literatiâ€¦.But there is so much more to be learned from it." -Jonathan Yardly,TheWashingtonPost Praise for Childof My Heart: "This is a brave book matched by a brave performanceâ€¦. McDermott's writing is so lyrical, her insights so powerful and affecting that you find yourself looking forward to spending more time with her protagonist, Theresa, just as her wards do." --AudioFile, Praise for Alice McDermott: "[McDermott writes] deceptively quiet domestic novels within which lurk large, important matters, among them love, betrayal, constancy, loss, desire, remembrance, and-a particular constant in McDermott's work-death. Her fiction has none of the chest-thumping bravado that draws gasps from the literatiâ€¦.But there is so much more to be learned from it." Jonathan Yardly, The Washington Post Praise for Child of My Heart: "This is a brave book matched by a brave performanceâ€¦. McDermott's writing is so lyrical, her insights so powerful and affecting that you find yourself looking forward to spending more time with her protagonist, Theresa, just as her wards do." - AudioFile

Number of Volumes9 Vols.

Dewey DecimalFic

Edition DescriptionUnabridged Edition