When the World Was Steady - Hardcover
An exploration of divergent lives - two sisters, Virginia and Emmy. Virginia has lived all her life with her domineering and eccentric mother. Emmy emigrated to Australia as a young woman and set up house there with a rich husband. In middle age, the sisters both find themselves facing crises.
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" [Messud is] a novelist of unnerving talent."
-- "The New York Times Book Review"
" A fine first novel, and the ' first' is deceptive, for its author has the daring and assurance to take on Iris Murdoch-like questions about goodness and truth."
-- "The New Yorker"
" In its rich detail and its humor, this is a wry, uplifting book."
-- "The Independent on Sunday "(London)
" Beautiful. . . . [Messud] proceeds, sentence by sentence, image by image, character by character, to create a fully realized, multi-layered world. . . . [She] has the imagination, the craft and the understanding of human nature to write about anything she chooses."
-- "The Chicago Tribune"
"[Messud is] a novelist of unnerving talent."
--"The New York Times Book Review"
"A fine first novel, and the 'first' is deceptive, for its author has the daring and assurance to take on Iris Murdoch-like questions about goodness and truth."
--"The New Yorker"
"In its rich detail and its humor, this is a wry, uplifting book."
--"The Independent on Sunday "(London)
"Beautiful. . . . [Messud] proceeds, sentence by sentence, image by image, character by character, to create a fully realized, multi-layered world. . . . [She] has the imagination, the craft and the understanding of human nature to write about anything she chooses."
--"The Chicago Tribune"
"[Messud is] a novelist of unnerving talent." --"The New York Times Book Review""A fine first novel, and the 'first' is deceptive, for its author has the daring and assurance to take on Iris Murdoch-like questions about goodness and truth." --"The New Yorker""In its rich detail and its humor, this is a wry, uplifting book." --"The Independent on Sunday "(London)"Beautiful. . . . [Messud] proceeds, sentence by sentence, image by image, character by character, to create a fully realized, multi-layered world. . . . [She] has the imagination, the craft and the understanding of human nature to write about anything she chooses." --"The Chicago Tribune"
[Messud is] a novelist of unnerving talent. "The New York Times Book Review" A fine first novel, and the first is deceptive, for its author has the daring and assurance to take on Iris Murdoch-like questions about goodness and truth. "The New Yorker" In its rich detail and its humor, this is a wry, uplifting book. "The Independent on Sunday "(London) Beautiful. . . . [Messud] proceeds, sentence by sentence, image by image, character by character, to create a fully realized, multi-layered world. . . . [She] has the imagination, the craft and the understanding of human nature to write about anything she chooses. "The Chicago Tribune""
[Messud is] a novelist of unnerving talent. The New York Times Book Review A fine first novel, and the first is deceptive, for its author has the daring and assurance to take on Iris Murdoch-like questions about goodness and truth. The New Yorker In its rich detail and its humor, this is a wry, uplifting book. The Independent on Sunday (London) Beautiful. . . . [Messud] proceeds, sentence by sentence, image by image, character by character, to create a fully realized, multi-layered world. . . . [She] has the imagination, the craft and the understanding of human nature to write about anything she chooses. The Chicago Tribune"
"[Messud is] a novelist of unnerving talent." --The New York Times Book Review"A fine first novel, and the 'first' is deceptive, for its author has the daring and assurance to take on Iris Murdoch-like questions about goodness and truth." --The New Yorker"In its rich detail and its humor, this is a wry, uplifting book." --The Independent on Sunday (London)"Beautiful. . . . [Messud] proceeds, sentence by sentence, image by image, character by character, to create a fully realized, multi-layered world. . . . [She] has the imagination, the craft and the understanding of human nature to write about anything she chooses." --The Chicago Tribune
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-- "The New York Times Book Review"
" A fine first novel, and the ' first' is deceptive, for its author has the daring and assurance to take on Iris Murdoch-like questions about goodness and truth."
-- "The New Yorker"
" In its rich detail and its humor, this is a wry, uplifting book."
-- "The Independent on Sunday "(London)
" Beautiful. . . . [Messud] proceeds, sentence by sentence, image by image, character by character, to create a fully realized, multi-layered world. . . . [She] has the imagination, the craft and the understanding of human nature to write about anything she chooses."
-- "The Chicago Tribune"
"[Messud is] a novelist of unnerving talent."
--"The New York Times Book Review"
"A fine first novel, and the 'first' is deceptive, for its author has the daring and assurance to take on Iris Murdoch-like questions about goodness and truth."
--"The New Yorker"
"In its rich detail and its humor, this is a wry, uplifting book."
--"The Independent on Sunday "(London)
"Beautiful. . . . [Messud] proceeds, sentence by sentence, image by image, character by character, to create a fully realized, multi-layered world. . . . [She] has the imagination, the craft and the understanding of human nature to write about anything she chooses."
--"The Chicago Tribune"
"[Messud is] a novelist of unnerving talent." --"The New York Times Book Review""A fine first novel, and the 'first' is deceptive, for its author has the daring and assurance to take on Iris Murdoch-like questions about goodness and truth." --"The New Yorker""In its rich detail and its humor, this is a wry, uplifting book." --"The Independent on Sunday "(London)"Beautiful. . . . [Messud] proceeds, sentence by sentence, image by image, character by character, to create a fully realized, multi-layered world. . . . [She] has the imagination, the craft and the understanding of human nature to write about anything she chooses." --"The Chicago Tribune"
[Messud is] a novelist of unnerving talent. "The New York Times Book Review" A fine first novel, and the first is deceptive, for its author has the daring and assurance to take on Iris Murdoch-like questions about goodness and truth. "The New Yorker" In its rich detail and its humor, this is a wry, uplifting book. "The Independent on Sunday "(London) Beautiful. . . . [Messud] proceeds, sentence by sentence, image by image, character by character, to create a fully realized, multi-layered world. . . . [She] has the imagination, the craft and the understanding of human nature to write about anything she chooses. "The Chicago Tribune""
[Messud is] a novelist of unnerving talent. The New York Times Book Review A fine first novel, and the first is deceptive, for its author has the daring and assurance to take on Iris Murdoch-like questions about goodness and truth. The New Yorker In its rich detail and its humor, this is a wry, uplifting book. The Independent on Sunday (London) Beautiful. . . . [Messud] proceeds, sentence by sentence, image by image, character by character, to create a fully realized, multi-layered world. . . . [She] has the imagination, the craft and the understanding of human nature to write about anything she chooses. The Chicago Tribune"
"[Messud is] a novelist of unnerving talent." --The New York Times Book Review"A fine first novel, and the 'first' is deceptive, for its author has the daring and assurance to take on Iris Murdoch-like questions about goodness and truth." --The New Yorker"In its rich detail and its humor, this is a wry, uplifting book." --The Independent on Sunday (London)"Beautiful. . . . [Messud] proceeds, sentence by sentence, image by image, character by character, to create a fully realized, multi-layered world. . . . [She] has the imagination, the craft and the understanding of human nature to write about anything she chooses." --The Chicago Tribune
An exploration of the divergent lives of two sisters, Virginia and Emmy, and how, in middle age, both find themselves facing crises.
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- PublisherPenguin Books / Granta
- Publication date1994
- ISBN 10 0140140999
- ISBN 13 9780140140996
- BindingHardcover
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- Number of pages272
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Book Description Paperback. Condition: Very Good. An exploration of divergent lives - two sisters, Virginia and Emmy. Virginia has lived all her life with her domineering and eccentric mother. Emmy emigrated to Australia as a young woman and set up house there with a rich husband. In middle age, the sisters both find themselves facing crises. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. Seller Inventory # GOR005321177
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