"When your beloved daughter is lost in the fog of addiction and you make off with her baby in order to save the day, can willpower and a daring creative zeal carry you through? Examining the limits, disappointments and excesses of love in all its forms, this marvellously absorbing novel, full of insight and compassion, delights as much as it disturbs"-- Provided by publisher.
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ISBN:9781681377810
ISBN:1681377810
ISBN:9781681377827
Physical Description:198 pages ; 22 cm print
Publisher:New York : New York Review Books, [2023]
quite good ebook read. boyt spread out many appropriate sayings about lives and also provided references to many literary works. some i knew, but if i had known more i would have gotten even more out of the book. the characters were living under very difficult circumstances, and did not always act in a likable way, but the author presented them in a way that i did care for them. life is filled with unpredictability, and we all try to deal with them to the best of our abilities. even though there were many coincidences, the author ended it well. (read less)
quite good ebook read. boyt spread out many appropriate sayings about lives and also provided references to many literary works. some i knew, but if i had known more i would have gotten even more out of the book. the characters were living under very difficult circumstances, and did not always act in a likable way, but the author presented them in a way that i did care for them. life is (read more)
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"I had to be stoic when I was with Eleanor--if I looked in any way aggrieved, she would not speak--but I forgot in my panics that seeing me spritz myself all over with brightness disgusted her a little bit also." Ruth is a teacher who raised her daughter Eleanor as a single-mom. Although she was an excellent and responsible parent, Eleanor turned rebellious and sullen as a teenager, and ultimately became a drug addict. Ruth loves Eleanor, has always tried to be there for her, but is constantly pushed away by Eleanor, and their relationship is usually more off than on. Now Eleanor has become a mother herself, and has an infant daughter Lily. As the novel opens it becomes clear to Ruth that Eleanor is incapable of raising Lily, and through a series of machinations, Ruth takes over the care of Lily, although she ensures that Eleanor is welcome in Lily's life at any time. And the book becomes the story of Ruth and her granddaughter Lily, as Ruth teaches school, cares for and loves Lily, and grows old, and Lily grows up to be a fine young women. This was a lovely contemplative book about a woman given a second chance to raise a child that I liked very much. I highly recommend it. 3 1/2 stars (read less)
"I had to be stoic when I was with Eleanor--if I looked in any way aggrieved, she would not speak--but I forgot in my panics that seeing me spritz myself all over with brightness disgusted her a little bit also." Ruth is a teacher who raised her daughter Eleanor as a single-mom. Although she was an excellent and responsible parent, Eleanor turned rebellious and sullen as a teenager, and (read more)
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