Vida: A Novel - Hardcover

Piercy, Marge

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0671401106 ISBN 13: 9780671401108

Publisher: Simon & Schuster, 1981

Synopsis

Vida, a 1960s radical who becomes a fugitive in the 1970s, falls in love with Joel, who drops into the underground to avoid the draft, and must balance the demands of her new intimacy with Joel with her commitment to her husband

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Review:

"Real people inhabit its pages and real suspense carries the story along. . . . Vida of course means life and [Piercy] personifies it."" --Chicago Tribune "

"Very exciting. Marge Piercy's characters are complex and very human." --Margaret Atwood

"Marge Piercy tells us exactly how it was in the lofts of the Left as the 1960s turned into the 1970s. This is the way everybody sounded. This is the way everybody behaved. "Vida" bears witness." "--New York Times "

"This epic story is fueled with intense commitment and sensuousness." "Los Angeles Times Book Review""

Very exciting. Marge Piercy's characters are complex and very human. Margaret Atwood"

Real people inhabit its pages and real suspense carries the story along. . . . Vida of course means life and [Piercy] personifies it. " Chicago Tribune ""

Marge Piercy tells us exactly how it was in the lofts of the Left as the 1960s turned into the 1970s. This is the way everybody sounded. This is the way everybody behaved. "Vida" bears witness. "New York Times ""

About the Author:

Marge Piercy is the author of 17 novels, including the bestselling"Braided Lives," "Gone to Soldiers," and "Woman on the Edge of Time"; numerous volumes of poetry; and a critically acclaimed memoir, "Sleeping with Cats." She is the recipient of four honorary doctorates and has been a key player in many of the major progressive political battles of our time. She lives in Wellfleet, Massachusetts."

About this edition

• Publisher: Simon & Schuster
• Publication date: 1981
• ISBN 10: 0671401106
• ISBN 13: 9780671401108
• Binding: Hardcover