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008			120106s2008 nyu 000 1 eng
010			_a2008010090
020			_a9780446527873
050	0	0	_aPS3569.I28 _bO35 2008
082	0	0	_aFIC SID
100	1		_aSiddons, Anne Rivers
245	1	0	_aOff season _c/ Anne Rivers Siddons
250			_a1st ed.
260			_aNew York _b: Grand Central Pub. _c, 2008.
300			_a358 p. _c; 24 cm.
520			_aIn Siddons's stirring novel, the recently widowed Lily Constable returns to her childhood summer home in Maine to sift through formative memories of her parents and her first love. It's difficult to imagine a more marvelous performance than Jane Alexander's. Alexander captures the strength and vulnerability of Lily from childhood to late middle age, and perfectly renders the physical weight of Lily's grief at her losses. She skillfully navigates the novel's cast of characters, from the slow, deep and thoughtful drawl of Lily's father to the high-pitched, false charm of the vicious young neighbor whose poison darts put tragic events in motion. Alexander also brings to life the great unnamed character in the book-the natural world, giving voice to birds and even a talking cat, and intuitively understanding the life-giving power of the sea.
650		4	_aWidows _v--Fiction
650		0	_aSelf-realization _v--Fiction
655		7	_aPsychological fiction
942			_cMO
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