My Old Sweetheart (Paperback, 1st Vintage Contemporaries ed)

"Susanna Moore's novel astonished me--one of those brilliant objects that come along only rarely, all light on clear water, and then one realizes the faster currents underneath, the terrible swiftness of sex and time. "
--Joan Didion

In this mesmerizing novel, Susanna Moore displays a naturalist's eye for the landscape of her native Hawaii and an uncanny sensitivity to the despairing love between mothers and daughters. Lily Shields grows up amid the fragrance of night-jasmine and burning sugar cane, and the heady atmosphere of her mother's madness. For if Anna Shields is an island unto herself--fragile, glamorous, and fearfully needy--Lily is the bridge that connects her to reality.

But now Lily is a young woman and a mother herself, self-exiled from Hawaii but still attached to Anna's tragedy. And as she tries to untangle those threads of love and loyalty, Moore gives us a novel of shimmering beauty and sadness. My Old Sweetheart is a small classic, perfectly formed and mysteriously wise.

"Susanna Moore is a gifted and compelling novelist . . .  in possession of her own unique voice."
--The New York Times Book Review

"I can't recall another novel like this about mothers and daughters. . . . Lily's mysterious, half-told tale delighted and touched me."
--Susan Lydon, Village Voice

General

Imprint:	Vintage Books
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	Vintage Contemporaries
Release date:	July 1997
First published:	July 1997
Authors:	Susanna Moore
Dimensions:	202 x 133 x 15mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	224
Edition:	1st Vintage Contemporaries ed
ISBN-13:	978-0-679-77641-3
Categories:	Books > Fiction > General & literary fiction > Modern fiction
LSN:	0-679-77641-9
Barcode:	9780679776413

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