Off Keck Road Contributor(s): Simpson, Mona (Author) |
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ISBN: 0375709061 ISBN-13: 9780375709067 Publisher: Vintage OUR PRICE: $17.10 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: September 2001 Annotation: In this flawless novella, Mona Simpson turns her powers of observation toward characters who, unlike Ann and Adele August in her bestselling Anywhere but Here, choose to stay rather than go. As a high school student in Green Bay, Bea Maxwell raised money for good causes; later, she became a successful real estate agent and an accomplished knitter. The one thing missing from her life is a romantic relationship. She soon settles comfortably into the role of stylish spinster and do-gooder. Woven into Bea's story are stories of other lifelong residents of Green Bay and the changes time brings to a town and its residents. This pure and simple work once again proves Mona Simpson one of the defining writers of her generation. |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Literary - Fiction | Women - Fiction | Biographical |
Dewey: FIC |
LCCN: 00040569 |
Series: Vintage Contemporaries |
Physical Information: 0.55" H x 5.19" W x 8.01" (0.48 lbs) 176 pages |
Themes: - Cultural Region - Great Lakes - Cultural Region - Midwest - Geographic Orientation - Wisconsin |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: In this flawless novella, Mona Simpson turns her powers of observation toward characters who, unlike Ann and Adele August in her bestselling Anywhere but Here, choose to stay rather than go. As a high school student in Green Bay, Bea Maxwell raised money for good causes; later, she became a successful real estate agent and an accomplished knitter. The one thing missing from her life is a romantic relationship. She soon settles comfortably into the role of stylish spinster and do-gooder. Woven into Bea's story are stories of other lifelong residents of Green Bay and the changes time brings to a town and its residents. This pure and simple work once again proves Mona Simpson one of the defining writers of her generation. |