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A tender, hilarious novel about contemporary America. With ‘Middle Age’ Joyce Carol Oates has been acclaimed as one of the most important writers of her time.
Salthill-on-Hudson is half an hour outside New York, a place where the inhabitants are beautiful, rich and, though they look younger than they really are, middle-aged.
When the enigmatic sculptor Adam Berendt dies suddenly, his death sends shock waves through the town. His loss and rumours of Adam's possible lovers force the community to re-evaluate their lives.
Adam's lawyer, Roger Cavanagh, who has broken the law for Adam's sake, becomes involved with an elusive and perhaps treacherous young woman. Marina Troy exiles herself to fulfil a wish Adam had made for her. Lionel sets out, unwisely but with great hope, to re capture his youth lost after a lifetime of financial success, even as his wife Camille discovers an unspeakable joy close to home. Augusta Cutler, a hitherto sensuous, unreflective woman, sets out defiantly to solve the mystery of Adam's origins.
‘Middle Age’ is an intimately drawn group portrait and a richly sympathetic yet unsparingly comic portrait of present-day affluent America from one of the finest writers of contemporary fiction.
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'Oates is a massive literary heavyweight, and many earnestly believe she could knock the other contenders for the title of Great American Novelist – Updike, Roth, Wolfe, Mailer.' Guardian
'A stylish and wise chronicle of transformation and regeneration.' Sunday Telegraph
'The richness and excitement of Oates' novels lie in their hyper-real description of modern life.' Sunday Times
'A riveting story.' Daily Mail
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- PublisherFourth Estate
- Publication date2001
- ISBN 10 1841156418
- ISBN 13 9781841156415
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Book Description Trade Paperback. Condition: Good (ex-library). First Edition. Trade Paperback. *** PUBLISHING DETAILS: Fourth Estate, London, United Kingdom, 2001. First Edition. *** CONDITION: This book is in good (ex-library) condition. Ex-library with usual marks, stamps, stickers and/or pocket. *** ABOUT THIS BOOK: In Salthill-on-Hudson, a half-hour train ride from Manhattan, everyone is rich, beautiful, and - though they look much younger - middle-age. But when Adam Berendt, a charismatic, mysterious sculptor, dies suddenly in a brash act of heroism, shock waves rock the town. But who was Adam Berendt? Was he in fact a hero, or someone more flawed and human? His loss and the rumor that surface of his possible lovers plunge his friends into grief, confusion, and self-reflection. The women who loved Adam find themselves engaging in life-altering romantic adventures. The men who were Adam's closest friends become utterly transformed in his absence. Adam's lawyer, Roger Cavenagh, who has broken the law for Adam's sake, becomes invlolve with an elusive and perhaps treacherous young woman. Marina Troy exiles herself to fullfill a wish Adam had made for her. Lionel Hoffman sets out, unwisely but with great hope, to recapture his lost youth after a lifetime of soulless financial success, even as his wife, Camille, discovers an unspeckable joy close to home. Augusta Cutler, a hitherto sensuous, unreflective woman defiantly endeavors to solve the mystery of Adam's origins, even if it means losing her marriage and family. *** Quantity Available: 1. Category: Fiction; Romance & Women's Fiction; ISBN: 1841156418. ISBN/EAN: 9781841156415. Inventory No: 06090084. The photo of this book is of the actual book for sale. Seller Inventory # 06090084
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