From the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of "A Thousand Acres" the
powerful and deeply affecting story of one woman's life, from post
Civil-War Missouri to California in the midst of World War
II.
When Margaret Mayfield marries Captain Andrew Jackson Jefferson
Early at the age of twenty-seven, she narrowly avoids condemning
herself to life as an old maid. Instead, knowing little about
marriage and even less about her husband, she moves with Andrew to
his naval base in California. Margaret stands by Andrew during
tragedies both historical and personal, but as World War II
approaches and the secrets of her husband's scientific and academic
past begin to surface, she is forced to reconsider the life she had
so carefully constructed.
A riveting and nuanced novel of marriage and family, "Private Life"
reveals the mysteries of intimacy and the anonymity that endures
even in lives lived side by side.
General
| Imprint: |
Faber and Faber
|
| Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
| Release date: |
March 2011 |
| First published: |
March 2011 |
| Authors: |
Jane Smiley
|
| Dimensions: |
198 x 126 x 31mm (L x W x T) |
| Format: |
Paperback
|
| Pages: |
480 |
| Edition: |
Main |
| ISBN-13: |
978-0-571-25875-8 |
| Categories: |
Books >
Fiction >
General & literary fiction >
Modern fiction
Promotions
|
| LSN: |
0-571-25875-1 |
| Barcode: |
9780571258758 |
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