The Lost Mother
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- Synopsis
- Since the publication of her astonishing debut, Vanished, Mary McGarry Morris has been compared to John Steinbeck and Carson McCullers, and widely praised as "a superb storyteller- (The Washington Post) and "one of our finest American writers" (The Miami Herold). Now, in her sixth novel, Morris has achieved new heights with her riveting chronicle of the Talcotts, a family in rural Vermont during the Great Depression. Abandoned by his beautiful wife, Irene. Henry and their two young children, Thomas and Margaret, spend that summer in a tent on the edge of Black Pond. Henry, an itinerant butcher. struggles to provide for them. but often must leave them alone as he travels the country in search of work. And while Henry loves his children deeply, he is devastated by their mother's desertion. He has not told them why she left or if she'll return. When Mrs. Phyllis Farley, a prosperous neighbor, begins to woo the children as companions for her strange, housebound son, Henry must weigh an unusual proposition, the consequences of which may cost him everything. Powerfully imagined and intensely felt. The Lost Mother is a haunting masterwork and Mary McGarry Morris's strongest novel to date.
- Copyright:
- 2005
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Excellent
- Book Size:
- 267 Pages
- ISBN-13:
- 9780670033898
- Publisher:
- N/A
- Date of Addition:
- 10/18/05
- Copyrighted By:
- Mary McGarry Morris
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- History, Literature and Fiction
- Submitted By:
- earl schwab
- Proofread By:
- David H. Carter
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.