Lovingkindness (Paperback, Warner Books ed)

A Novel by the Acclaimed Author of Fruitful and If You Knew Me

Author of seven highly acclaimed novels, and Fruitful, a nonfiction work on motherhood that became a National Book Award nominee, Anne Roiphe is known for her outspoken and fearless exploration of feminist issues -- and the impact they have on the human heart. Here, in Lovingkindness, she probes the powerful relationship between mothers and daughters ...

Annie Johnson is an accomplished contemporary woman. Widowed early, she has worked hard for herself and her child; above all, she has given her daughter a feminist upbringing. But to Annie's dismay, aimless, twenty-two-year-old Andrea suddenly joins an ancient, rigidly religious sect and seeks an arranged marriage. And now Annie must not only struggle with this potential disaster, but discover her true place in her daughter's life.

"In Lovingkindness, Anne Roiphe has made a contribution to the literature of mothers and daughters, of the war between generations, rightly offering no simple answers, but instead giving us a heroine who is willing to face herself, her own life and responsibilities, with the same relentless intelligence she applies to everyone else."

-Philadelphia Inquirer

"A graceful writer ... has managed to weave those philosophic issues that concern her into a tapestry of warm, real life."

-Cleveland Plain Dealer

"Lovingkindness takes the mother-daughter theme that has so dominated feminist literature and turns it on its side .... Will have meaning for anyone who has ever been faced with the need to let go of a child, to pay attention, but to allow it freedom."

-Fort Worth Star-Telegram

"By turns caustic and lyrical ... the story rings true, especially in reflecting the heartache that ensues when a child repudiates parents, culture, and homeland."

-Publishers Weekly

"Confronting a feminist mother's nightmare ... this intense personal story is a cliffhanger."

-Ms.

General

Imprint:	Grand Central Publishing
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	October 1997
First published:	October 1997
Authors:	Anne Roiphe
Dimensions:	202 x 132 x 17mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	272
Edition:	Warner Books ed
ISBN-13:	978-0-446-67388-4
Categories:	Books > Fiction > General & literary fiction > Modern fiction
LSN:	0-446-67388-9
Barcode:	9780446673884

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