As We Are Now by May Sarton
So begins May Sarton's short, swift blow of a novel, about the powerlessness of the old and the rage it can bring. As We Are Now tells the story of Caroline Spencer, a 76-year-old retired schoolteacher, mentally strong but physically frail, who has been moved by relatives into a "home." Subjected to subtle humiliations and petty cruelties, sustained for too short a time by the love of another person, she fights back with all she has, and in a powerful climax wins a terrible victory.
"May Sarton has never been better than she is in this beautiful, harrowing novel about being old, unwanted, yet refusing to give up. . . The problems of old age have been detailed by sociologists but only a novel as searching and deeply felt as this one can bring them so close to the bone." -- Margaret Manning - Boston Globe
"A brief, strong statement. . . . A convincing record of evil done and good intentions gone astray. . . . A powerful indictment." -- Ellen Douglas - New York Times Book Review
"A brief, strong statement. . . . A convincing record of evil done and good intentions gone astray. . . . A powerful indictment." -- Ellen Douglas - New York Times Book Review
May Sarton (1912-1995) was an acclaimed poet, novelist, and memoirist.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780393309577 |
| ISBN 10 | 0393309576 |
| Titel | As We Are Now |
| Autor | May Sarton |
| Buchzustand | Nicht verfügbar |
| Bindungsart | Paperback |
| Verlag | WW Norton & Co |
| Erscheinungsjahr | 1993-02-09 |
| Seitenanzahl | 144 |
| Hinweis auf dem Einband | Die Abbildung des Buches dient nur Illustrationszwecken, die tatsächliche Bindung, das Cover und die Auflage können sich davon unterscheiden. |
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