A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK OF THE YEAR
"Elaborate and playful...Honest and deeply felt....Here is the Quindlen wit, the sharp eye for the details of class and manners, [and] the ardent reading of domestic lives."
THE NEW YORK TIMES
It is the 1960s, in suburban New York City. Maggie and her family, are in the thrall of her powerful grandfather Jack Scanlan. In the summer of her twelfth year, Maggie is despertately trying to master the object lessons her grandfather fills her head with. But there is too much going on to concentrate. Everything at home is in upheaval, her grandfather is changing, and Maggie is unsure if what she wants is worth having....
"From the Paperback edition.
General
Imprint: |
Fawcett Books
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Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
June 1997 |
First published: |
June 1997 |
Authors: |
Anna Quindlen
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Dimensions: |
203 x 132 x 18mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback - Trade
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Pages: |
288 |
Edition: |
1st Ballantine Books trade ed |
ISBN-13: |
978-0-449-00101-1 |
Categories: |
Books >
Fiction >
General & literary fiction >
Modern fiction
Promotions
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LSN: |
0-449-00101-6 |
Barcode: |
9780449001011 |
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