Ordinary Love and Good Will - Hardcover

Smiley, Jane

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9780394577722: Ordinary Love and Good Will

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0394577728 ISBN 13: 9780394577722

Publisher: Alfred a Knopf Inc, 1989

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Two novellas--"Ordinary Love," about a woman whose loses custody of her children because of a brief love affair, and "Good Will," in which one man's created paradise blinds him to his family's disintegration

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"With this volume, Jane Smiley ratifies her claim as one of her generation's most eloquent chroniclers of ordinary familial love." --"The New York Times""An extraordinary achievement. . . . Smiley's stories lucidly explore the complexities of contemporary sexual and domestic life. The emotional and moral complexity that she uncovers in the characters of these resonant novellas confirms Jane Smiley's singular talent." --"The Washington Post Book World"""Ordinary Love & Good Will" are unforgettable novellas, built on lucid characterizations and elegant prose. Jane Smiley accomplishes a dazzling feat--without so much as a flashy phrase." --"The Boston Globe"

With this volume, Jane Smiley ratifies her claim as one of her generation s most eloquent chroniclers of ordinary familial love. The New York Times An extraordinary achievement. . . . Smiley's stories lucidly explore the complexities of contemporary sexual and domestic life. The emotional and moral complexity that she uncovers in the characters of these resonant novellas confirms Jane Smiley's singular talent. The Washington Post Book World Ordinary Love & Good Will are unforgettable novellas, built on lucid characterizations and elegant prose. Jane Smiley accomplishes a dazzling feat--without so much as a flashy phrase. The Boston Globe"

With this volume, Jane Smiley ratifies her claim as one of her generation s most eloquent chroniclers of ordinary familial love.

The New York Times

An extraordinary achievement. . . . Smiley's stories lucidly explore the complexities of contemporary sexual and domestic life. The emotional and moral complexity that she uncovers in the characters of these resonant novellas confirms Jane Smiley's singular talent. The Washington Post Book World

Ordinary Love & Good Will are unforgettable novellas, built on lucid characterizations and elegant prose. Jane Smiley accomplishes a dazzling feat--without so much as a flashy phrase.

The Boston Globe

"With this volume, Jane Smiley ratifies her claim as one of her generation's most eloquent chroniclers of ordinary familial love."

--The New York Times

"An extraordinary achievement. . . . Smiley's stories lucidly explore the complexities of contemporary sexual and domestic life. The emotional and moral complexity that she uncovers in the characters of these resonant novellas confirms Jane Smiley's singular talent." --The Washington Post Book World

"Ordinary Love & Good Will are unforgettable novellas, built on lucid characterizations and elegant prose. Jane Smiley accomplishes a dazzling feat--without so much as a flashy phrase."

--The Boston Globe

-With this volume, Jane Smiley ratifies her claim as one of her generation's most eloquent chroniclers of ordinary familial love.-

--The New York Times

-An extraordinary achievement. . . . Smiley's stories lucidly explore the complexities of contemporary sexual and domestic life. The emotional and moral complexity that she uncovers in the characters of these resonant novellas confirms Jane Smiley's singular talent.- --The Washington Post Book World

-Ordinary Love & Good Will are unforgettable novellas, built on lucid characterizations and elegant prose. Jane Smiley accomplishes a dazzling feat--without so much as a flashy phrase.-

--The Boston Globe

About the Author:

Jane Smiley is the author of numerous novels, including A Thousand Acres, which was awarded the Pulitzer Prize, and most recently, Golden Age, the concluding volume of The Last Hundred Years trilogy. She is also the author of five works of nonfiction and a series of books for young adults. A member of the American Academy of Arts and Letters, she has also received the PEN Center USA Lifetime Achievement Award for Literature. She lives in Northern California.

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