2001, ISBN: 9780385720465

Anchor, 2001. Very Good+. A crisp clean softcover, no markings throughout: A wayward wife, an Oedipally obsessed e-mail snoop, a pint-sized Civil War reenactor (oops, make that living h… More...

Anchor, 2001. Very Good+. A crisp clean softcover, no markings throughout: A wayward wife, an Oedipally obsessed e-mail snoop, a pint-sized Civil War reenactor (oops, make that living historian), and a cheerfully oblivious cuckold comprise the Shaws of Chicago, the decidedly quirky characters of Jane Hamilton's fourth novel, Disobedience. An unlikely family to fall prey to the vagaries of modern life, the Shaws are consumed with clog dancing, early music, and the War Between the States. But they do possess a computer, and when 17-year-old Henry stumbles into his mother's e-mail account and epistolary evidence of her affair with a Ukrainian violinist, he becomes consumed with this glimpse into her life as a woman, not simply a mother. To picture my mother a lover, I had at first to break her in my mind's eye, hold her over my knee, like a stick, bust her in two. When that was done, when I had changed her like that, I could see her in a different way. I could put her through the motions like a jointed puppet, all dancy in the limbs, loose, nothing to hold her up but me. While his mother (whom he refers to variously as Mrs. Shaw, Beth, and her e-mail sobriquet, Liza38), dallies with her pen pal, whom she calls "the companion of my body, the guest of my heart," Henry experiences his own sexual awakening; his 13-year-old sister, Elvira, retreats into gender-bending historical fantasy; and their father remains determinedly absorbed in pedagogical responsibilities., Anchor, 2001, 3<

2001, ISBN: 9780385720465

Paperback

New York, New York, USA: Vintage Anchor Publishing, 2001. CC5 - Book lightly curled, light discoloration and shelf wear otherwise very good. Signed by the author on the title page. A nove… More...

New York, New York, USA: Vintage Anchor Publishing, 2001. CC5 - Book lightly curled, light discoloration and shelf wear otherwise very good. Signed by the author on the title page. A novel that explores adolescent angst, the dynamics of desire and the deep bonds that hold families together. The main character discovers that his ordinary family is not as it seems. A son discovers that his mother is having a passionate affair that he cannot tell anyone about. At the same time, he also realizes that life for him, his sister, and their father is about to irreversibly change. By the author of "The Short History of a Prince," "A Map of the World," and "The Book of Ruth." 273p.. Signed by Author. Trade Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket as Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall., Vintage Anchor Publishing, 2001, 3<

ISBN: 9780385720465

Anchor. Paperback. GOOD. Spine creases, wear to binding and pages from reading. May contain limited notes, underlining or highlighting that does affect the text. Possible ex library cop… More...

Anchor. Paperback. GOOD. Spine creases, wear to binding and pages from reading. May contain limited notes, underlining or highlighting that does affect the text. Possible ex library copy, will have the markings and stickers associated from the library. Accessories such as CD, codes, toys, may not be included., Anchor, 2.5<