Her Living Image

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Synopsis
A novel that delves into &“the psychology behind the choice between career and homemaker faced by so many women. Delicately written and highly recommended&” (Library Journal). What happens when your husband falls in love with the woman you might have become? Eighteen-year-old Carolyn Tanner lies in a hospital bed. Recovering from an accident, she imagines herself returning to her parents&’ home, marrying her childhood sweetheart, and becoming a mother. Instead, she joins a women&’s cooperative and becomes a landscape architect. But as her dream and her real life entangle, she must search to find her true self. &“A splendid and sustained fable for our time.&” —Marge Piercy, author of Gone to Soldiers &“Infinitely subtle delights . . . Her Living Image appeals through its author&’s gimlet eye for details and the charity with which she dissects her women&’s lives and choices.&” —Time Out &“Jane Rogers often writes beautifully in her second novel, which consists of two alternate versions of the same character&’s story . . . There are some delicately lovely passages, especially when Ms. Rogers uses imagery from nature.&” —The New York Times &“A skillful, intelligent, technically ambitious novel (first published in England, and winner there of the Somerset Maugham Award) about a young woman who creates a fantasy persona that takes on a life of its own . . . All in all, superb writing that is almost never overwhelmed by the underlying political message. No easy feat.&” —Kirkus Reviews
Copyright:
2012

Book Details

Book Quality:
Publisher Quality
Book Size:
272 Pages
ISBN-13:
9780857869494
Related ISBNs:
9780385234818
Publisher:
Canongate Books
Date of Addition:
Copyrighted By:
Jane Rogers, 1
Adult content:
No
Language:
English
Has Image Descriptions:
No
Categories:
Literature and Fiction
Submitted By:
Bookshare Staff
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