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Love and Other Impossible Pursuits by Ayelet Waldman
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Specifiche dell'oggetto
- Condizione
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Product Group
- Book
- Signed
- No
- Narrative Type
- Fiction
- Weight
- 1 lbs
- IsTextBook
- No
- ISBN
- 9780385515306
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
Doubleday Religious Publishing Group, T.H.E.
ISBN-10
0385515308
ISBN-13
9780385515306
eBay Product ID (ePID)
44180064
Product Key Features
Book Title
Love and Other Impossible Pursuits
Number of Pages
352 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2006
Topic
Psychological, General, Literary
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Family & Relationships, Fiction
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
1.1 in
Item Weight
21.4 Oz
Item Length
9.5 in
Item Width
6.5 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2004-063546
Reviews
Ayelet Waldman . . . looks past headlines and into the heart. What she finds there is hope for us all." --Dorothy Allison, author of "Bastard Out of Carolina ""I thought the heroine was a great accomplishment... . . . And William is a triumph." Diane Johnson, author of "Le Divorce ""I read this book in one sitting while lying on my favorite couch. And I'll read it again on a future road trip. And I'll read it for a third time in the bathtub. Ayelet Waldman is that good." Sherman Alexie, author of "Ten Little Indians ""LOVE AND OTHER IMPOSSIBLE PURSUITS is the most riveting and sharply rendered novel I've read in years. Ayelet Waldman writes the language of grief with virtuosic fluency. Piercing, provocative, and unflinchingly honest, she makes us rapt participants in her protagonist's struggle with the most painful complications of marriage and motherhood. Once you begin this book, there will be no putting it down. Once you've finished, you will never forget it." Julie Orringer, author of "How To Breathe Underwater " "This novel is, to quote a favorite song, 'sly, slick and wicked wicked wicked child.' It's wickedly funny in the minute details of contemporary life and love and parenting, but it's sly the way Waldman makes the reader laugh at the spectacle of a mother trying to manufacture love for one child, whilemaking the reader tearful about the loss of another child. In the end, this novel conjures up the magical balance of both." -- Susan Straight, author of "Highwire Moon "A beautiful novel. If you are not moved to tears, then your heart is carved from wood." "--"Andrew Sean Greer, author of "The Confessions of Max Tivoli ", A beautiful novel. If you are not moved to tears, then your heart is carved from wood." -Andrew Sean Greer, author ofThe Confessions of Max Tivoli Ayelet Waldman . . . looks past headlines and into the heart. What she finds there is hope for us all." -Dorothy Allison, author ofBastard Out of Carolina "I thought the heroine was a great accomplishment… . . . And William is a triumph." Diane Johnson, author ofLe Divorce "I read this book in one sitting while lying on my favorite couch. And I'll read it again on a future road trip. And I'll read it for a third time in the bathtub. Ayelet Waldman is that good." Sherman Alexie, author ofTen Little Indians "LOVE AND OTHER IMPOSSIBLE PURSUITS is the most riveting and sharply rendered novel I've read in years. Ayelet Waldman writes the language of grief with virtuosic fluency. Piercing, provocative, and unflinchingly honest, she makes us rapt participants in her protagonist's struggle with the most painful complications of marriage and motherhood. Once you begin this book, there will be no putting it down. Once you've finished, you will never forget it." Julie Orringer, author ofHow To Breathe Underwater "This novel is, to quote a favorite song, 'sly, slick and wicked wicked wicked child.' It's wickedly funny in the minute details of contemporary life and love and parenting, but it's sly the way Waldman makes the reader laugh at the spectacle of a mother trying to manufacture love for one child, while making the reader tearful about the loss of another child. In the end, this novel conjures up the magical balance of both." - Susan Straight, author ofHighwire Moon, Ayelet Waldman . . . looks past headlines and into the heart. What she finds there is hope for us all." --Dorothy Allison, author of "Bastard Out of Carolina ""I thought the heroine was a great accomplishment... . . . And William is a triumph." Diane Johnson, author of "Le Divorce ""I read this book in one sitting while lying on my favorite couch. And I'll read it again on a future road trip. And I'll read it for a third time in the bathtub. Ayelet Waldman is that good." Sherman Alexie, author of "Ten Little Indians ""LOVE AND OTHER IMPOSSIBLE PURSUITS is the most riveting and sharply rendered novel I've read in years. Ayelet Waldman writes the language of grief with virtuosic fluency. Piercing, provocative, and unflinchingly honest, she makes us rapt participants in her protagonist's struggle with the most painful complications of marriage and motherhood. Once you begin this book, there will be no putting it down. Once you've finished, you will never forget it." Julie Orringer, author of "How To Breathe Underwater " "This novel is, to quote a favorite song, 'sly, slick and wicked wicked wicked child.' It's wickedly funny in the minute details of contemporary life and love and parenting, but it's sly the way Waldman makes the reader laugh at the spectacle of a mother trying to manufacture love for one child, while making the reader tearful about the loss of another child. In the end, this novel conjures up the magical balance of both." -- Susan Straight, author of "Highwire Moon "A beautiful novel. If you are not moved to tears, then your heart is carved from wood." "--"Andrew Sean Greer, author of "The Confessions of Max Tivoli ", Ayelet Waldman . . . looks past headlines and into the heart. What she finds there is hope for us all." -Dorothy Allison, author of Bastard Out of Carolina "I thought the heroine was a great accomplishment… . . . And William is a triumph." Diane Johnson, author of Le Divorce "I read this book in one sitting while lying on my favorite couch. And I'll read it again on a future road trip. And I'll read it for a third time in the bathtub. Ayelet Waldman is that good." Sherman Alexie, author of Ten Little Indians "LOVE AND OTHER IMPOSSIBLE PURSUITS is the most riveting and sharply rendered novel I've read in years. Ayelet Waldman writes the language of grief with virtuosic fluency. Piercing, provocative, and unflinchingly honest, she makes us rapt participants in her protagonist's struggle with the most painful complications of marriage and motherhood. Once you begin this book, there will be no putting it down. Once you've finished, you will never forget it." Julie Orringer, author of How To Breathe Underwater "This novel is, to quote a favorite song, 'sly, slick and wicked wicked wicked child.' It's wickedly funny in the minute details of contemporary life and love and parenting, but it's sly the way Waldman makes the reader laugh at the spectacle of a mother trying to manufacture love for one child, while making the reader tearful about the loss of another child. In the end, this novel conjures up the magical balance of both." - Susan Straight, author of Highwire Moon A beautiful novel. If you are not moved to tears, then your heart is carved from wood." -Andrew Sean Greer, author of The Confessions of Max Tivoli, Ayelet Waldman . . . looks past headlines and into the heart. What she finds there is hope for us all." -Dorothy Allison, author ofBastard Out of Carolina "I thought the heroine was a great accomplishment… . . . And William is a triumph." Diane Johnson, author ofLe Divorce "I read this book in one sitting while lying on my favorite couch. And I'll read it again on a future road trip. And I'll read it for a third time in the bathtub. Ayelet Waldman is that good." Sherman Alexie, author ofTen Little Indians "LOVE AND OTHER IMPOSSIBLE PURSUITS is the most riveting and sharply rendered novel I've read in years. Ayelet Waldman writes the language of grief with virtuosic fluency. Piercing, provocative, and unflinchingly honest, she makes us rapt participants in her protagonist's struggle with the most painful complications of marriage and motherhood. Once you begin this book, there will be no putting it down. Once you've finished, you will never forget it." Julie Orringer, author ofHow To Breathe Underwater "This novel is, to quote a favorite song, 'sly, slick and wicked wicked wicked child.' It's wickedly funny in the minute details of contemporary life and love and parenting, but it's sly the way Waldman makes the reader laugh at the spectacle of a mother trying to manufacture love for one child, while making the reader tearful about the loss of another child. In the end, this novel conjures up the magical balance of both." - Susan Straight, author ofHighwire MoonA beautiful novel. If you are not moved to tears, then your heart is carved from wood." -Andrew Sean Greer, author ofThe Confessions of Max Tivoli
Dewey Edition
22
Dewey Decimal
813/.54
Synopsis
With wry candor and tender humor, acclaimed novelist Ayelet Waldman has crafted a strikingly beautiful novel for our time, tackling the absurdities of modern life and reminding us why we love some people no matter what. For Emilia Greenleaf, life is by turns a comedy of errors and an emotional minefield. Yes, she's a Harvard Law grad who married her soul mate. Yes, they live in elegant comfort on the Upper West Side of Manhattan. But with her one-and-only, Jack, came a stepson--a know-it-all preschooler named William who has become her number one responsibility every Wednesday afternoon. With William, Emilia encounters a number of impossible pursuits--such as the pursuit of cab drivers who speed away when they see William's industrial-strength car seat and the pursuit of lactose-free, strawberry-flavored, patisserie-quality cupcakes, despite the fact that William's allergy is a figment of his over-protective mother's imagination. As much as Emilia wants to find common ground with William, she becomes completely preoccupied when she loses her newborn daughter. After this, the sight of any child brings her to tears, and Wednesdays with William are almost impossible. When his unceasing questions turn to the baby's death, Emilia is at a total loss. Doesn't anyone understand that self-pity is a full-time job? Ironically, it is only through her blundering attempts to bond with William that she finally heals herself and learns what family really means., With wry candor and tender humor, acclaimed novelist Ayelet Waldman has crafted a strikingly beautiful novel for our time, tackling the absurdities of modern life and reminding us why we love some people no matter what. For Emilia Greenleaf, life is by turns a comedy of errors and an emotional minefield. Yes, she's a Harvard Law grad who married her soul mate. Yes, they live in elegant comfort on the Upper West Side of Manhattan. But with her one-and-only, Jack, came a stepson-a know-it-all preschooler named William who has become her number one responsibility every Wednesday afternoon. With William, Emilia encounters a number of impossible pursuits-such as the pursuit of cab drivers who speed away when they see William's industrial-strength car seat and the pursuit of lactose-free, strawberry-flavored, patisserie-quality cupcakes, despite the fact that William's allergy is a figment of his over-protective mother's imagination. As much as Emilia wants to find common ground with William, she becomes completely preoccupied when she loses her newborn daughter. After this, the sight of any child brings her to tears, and Wednesdays with William are almost impossible. When his unceasing questions turn to the baby's death, Emilia is at a total loss. Doesn't anyone understand that self-pity is a full-time job? Ironically, it is only through her blundering attempts to bond with William that she finally heals herself and learns what family really means., Since childhood, Emilia has believed that she was intended for only one man. That Jack could have married someone else before Emilia found him had never entered her mind, and she certainly didn't bank on William, his precocious five-year-old preschooler.
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PS3573.A42124L69
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