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Ordinary Love and Good Will by Jane Smiley (2007, Trade Paperback)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherKnopf Doubleday Publishing Group
ISBN-10030727909X
ISBN-139780307279095
eBay Product ID (ePID)3038302101
Product Key Features
Book TitleOrdinary Love and Good Will
Number of Pages208 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicContemporary Women, Family Life, Literary
Publication Year2007
GenreFiction
AuthorJane Smiley
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.5 in
Item Weight8 Oz
Item Length7.9 in
Item Width5.2 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
Dewey Edition21
Reviews"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 Willare 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"
Dewey Decimal813/.54
SynopsisFrom the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of A Thousand Acres --and "one of her generation's most eloquent chroniclers of ordinary familial love" ( The New York Times ) --comes two exquisite twin novellas that chronicle the difficult choices that reshape the lives of two very different families. In Ordinary Love , Smiley focuses on a woman's infidelity and the lasting, indelible effects it leaves on her children long after her departure. Good Will portrays a father who realizes how his son has been affected by his decision to lead a counterculture life and move his family to a farm. As both stories unfold, Smiley gracefully raises the questions that confront all families with the characteristic style and insight that has marked all of her work., From Jane Smiley, author of the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel "A Thousand Acres": a pair of novellas chronicling difficult choices that reshape the dynamics of two very different families. In "Ordinary Love," Smiley focuses on a woman's infidelity and the lasting, indelible effects it leaves on her children long after her departure. "Good Will" describes a father who realizes how his son has been affected by his decision to lead a counterculture life and move his family to a farm. As both stories unfold, Smiley gracefully raises the questions that confront all families with the characteristic style and insight that has marked all of her work., These exquisite twin novellas chronicle the difficult choices that reshape the lives of two very different families. In Ordinary Love , Smiley focuses on a woman's infidelity and the lasting, indelible effects it leaves on her children long after her departure. Good Will portrays a father who realizes how his son has been affected by his decision to lead a counterculture life and move his family to a farm. As both stories unfold, Smiley gracefully raises the questions that confront all families with the characteristic style and insight that has marked all of her work.
