| Unless Lib/E Contributor(s): Shields, Carol (Author), Allen, Joan (Read by) |
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ISBN: 0792727460 ISBN-13: 9780792727460 Publisher: Blackstone Publishing OUR PRICE: $29.66 Product Type: Compact Disc - Other Formats Published: November 2002 Annotation: For all of her days, Reta Winters has enjoyed the useful monotony of her happiness: a loving family, good friends, growing success as a writer of light fiction, novels 'for summertime.' This placid existence cracks open one fearful day when her beloved oldest daughter, Norah, drops out of life to sit on a gritty street corner, silent but for the sign around her neck that reads 'Goodness.' Reta's search for what drove her daughter to such a desperate statement turns into an unflinching and funny meditation on where we find meaning and hope. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Physical Information: 1.55" H x 6.26" W x 7.18" (0.75 lbs) |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Canadian - Geographic Orientation - Ontario - Topical - Family |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: For all of her days, Reta Winters has enjoyed the useful monotony of happiness: a loving family, good friends, growing success as a writer of light fiction novels for summertime. This placid existence cracks open one fearful day when her beloved oldest daughter, Norah, drops out of life to sit on a gritty street corner, silent but for the sign around her neck that reads GOODNESS. Reta's search for what drove her daughter to such a desperate statement turns into an unflinching and surprisingly funny meditation on where we find meaning and hope. Warmth, passion, and wisdom come together in Carol Shields' remarkably supple prose. Unless, a harrowing but ultimately consoling story of one family's anguish and healing, proves her mastery of extraordinary fictions about ordinary life. |
Contributor Bio(s): Allen, Joan: - Joan Allen has worked in theater, television, and film during her early career and achieved recognition for her Broadway debut in Burn This, winning a Tony Award. She has received three Academy Award nominations, including two for Best Supporting Actress for Nixon and The Crucible and one for Best Actress for The Contender. Her other films include The Ice Storm, Face/Off, Pleasantville, The Notebook, and The Bourne Ultimatum. Shields, Carol: -Carol Shields was born in Chicago and lived in Canada for most of her life. She is the author of three short-story collections and eight novels, including the Pulitzer Prize-winning The Stone Diaries and Larry's Party, winner of the Orange Prize. |