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Age of Grief by Jane Smiley (2002, Trade Paperback)

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The Age of Grief by Smiley, Jane [Paperback]

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Product Identifiers

PublisherKnopf Doubleday Publishing Group

ISBN-100385721870

ISBN-139780385721875

eBay Product ID (ePID)2259801

Product Key Features

Book TitleAge of Grief

Number of Pages224 Pages

LanguageEnglish

TopicShort Stories (Single Author), Family Life, General, Literary

Publication Year2002

GenreFiction

AuthorJane Smiley

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height0.5 in

Item Weight6.8 Oz

Item Length8 in

Item Width5.2 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceTrade

Dewey Edition21

TitleLeadingThe

Reviews"A glorious achievement. . . . Infinitely satisfying. . . . A triumph." -- The New York Times Book Review "A fine collection, with a resonating and particularly rewarding novella." -- San Francisco Chronicle "Impressive . . . brilliant . . . engrossing. . . . This is a book that will last and last." -- The Philadelphia Inquirer "Thrilling to read. . . . The prose has about it the effortlessness only effort can produce." -- USA Today "Thoroughly familiar moments are captured by Ms. Smiley with such immediacy and precision that we are left with a sense of having participated in her characters' lives." -- The New York Times, "A glorious achievement. . . . Infinitely satisfying. . . . A triumph." The New York Times Book Review "A fine collection, with a resonating and particularly rewarding novella." San Francisco Chronicle "Impressive . . . brilliant . . . engrossing. . . . This is a book that will last and last." The Philadelphia Inquirer "Thrilling to read. . . . The prose has about it the effortlessness only effort can produce." USA Today "Thoroughly familiar moments are captured by Ms. Smiley with such immediacy and precision that we are left with a sense of having participated in her characters' lives." The New York Times

Dewey Decimal813.5/4

SynopsisThe luminous novella and stories in The Age of Grief explore the vicissitudes of love, friendship, and marriage with all the compassion and insight that have come to be expected from Jane Smiley, the Pulitzer Prize--winning author of A Thousand Acres . In "The Pleasure of Her Company," a lonely, single woman befriends the married couple next door, hoping to learn the secret of their happiness. In "Long Distance," a man finds himself relieved of the obligation to continue an affair that is no longer compelling to him, only to be waylaid by the guilt he feels at his easy escape. And in the incandescently wise and moving title novella, a dentist, aware that his wife has fallen in love with someone else, must comfort her when she is spurned, while maintaining the secret of his own complicated sorrow. Beautifully written, with a wry intelligence and a lively comic touch, The Age of Grief captures moments of great intimacy with grace, clarity, and indelible emotional power., From the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of A Thousand Acres --a luminous novella and short stories that explore the vicissitudes of love, friendship, and marriage. * "A glorious achievement..... Infinitely satisfying..... A triumph." -- The New York Times Book Review In "The Pleasure of Her Company," a lonely, single woman befriends the married couple next door, hoping to learn the secret of their happiness. In "Long Distance," a man finds himself relieved of the obligation to continue an affair that is no longer compelling to him, only to be waylaid by the guilt he feels at his easy escape. And in the incandescently wise and moving title novella, a dentist, aware that his wife has fallen in love with someone else, must comfort her when she is spurned, while maintaining the secret of his own complicated sorrow. Beautifully written, with a wry intelligence and a lively comic touch, The Age of Grief captures moments of great intimacy with grace, clarity, and indelible emotional power.

LC Classification NumberPS3568.O243

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