'Juicy, shocking, witty, and almost continually brilliant' COSMOPOLITAN'A brilliant novel: honest, engaging and sharp as a tack' SARAH WATERS'Lively, vivid and exceedingly entertaining' SUNDAY TIMES Not one of them, if she could help it, was going to marry a broker or a banker or a cold-fish corporation lawyer. . .New York, 1930. Eight Vassar graduates meet in New York to attend the wedding of one of their friends - and reconvene seven years later at her funeral. Young and fearless, they vow not to become stuffy and frightened like their parents, but to lead fulfilling, emancipated lives. But which of them will achieve that dream - and at what cost?Ground-breaking in its fearless portrayal of female friendship, sex and the struggle to have it all, The Group was a revelation, a scandal, and an instant bestseller.'McCarthy's characters confront many of the same issues as their modern counterparts: sex and contraception, career and marriage, love and lust, fidelity to one's husband versus loyalty to one's friends and the attempt to carve out a place for oneself unconstrained by the gender limitations of previous generations. Its continuing relevance is one of the book's most extraordinary attributes' ELIZABETH DAY, GUARDIAN
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A stylish new edition of the best-selling timeless novel about eight college friends navigating their adult life in 1930s Manhattan.
Not one of them, if she could help it, was going to marry a broker or a banker or a cold-fish corporation lawyer . . . Eight Vassar graduates meet in New York to attend the wedding of one of their friends - and reconvene seven years later at her funeral. The women, fresh from college, vowed not to become stuffy and frightened like their parents, but to lead fulfilling, emancipated lives. But which of them will achieve that dream - and what sacrifices and compromises will it take? Groundbreaking in its frank depiction of friendship, sex and the truth of women's lives, The Group was a revelation, a scandal, and an instant bestseller. 'A brilliant novel: honest, engaging and sharp as a tack' Sarah Waters 'Absorbing, funny, painful . . . I consider it a masterpiece' Hilary Mantel 'Shocking, titillating, and acid-laced' Vanity Fair
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Absorbing, funny, painful . . . I consider it a masterpiece
Absorbing, funny, painful . . . I consider it a masterpieceShocking, titillating, and acid-laced . . . the book still dazzles as a generational portrait, falters as fiction, and blighted McCarthy's life - Vanity FairA brilliant novel: honest, engaging and sharp as a tackFew works of literature can genuinely be termed "ahead of their time" - The TimesJuicy, shocking, witty, and almost continually brilliant - CosmopolitanLively, vivid and exceedingly entertaining - Sunday TimesOne of my favourite books everA woman of intellect and style - New York Times
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Produktdetaljer
ISBN
9780349018065
Publisert
2024
Utgiver
Vendor
Virago Press Ltd
Vekt
350 gr
Høyde
196 mm
Bredde
124 mm
Dybde
32 mm
Aldersnivå
00, G, 01
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
448
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