Name: the adults
SKU: 4483616
Price: 746.00 TWD
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Author: Alison Espach
ISBN: 9781439191866

Type

Physical Book

Author

Alison Espach

Publisher

Scribner

Year

2011

Language

English

Pages

320

Format

Paperback

Dimensions

20.3x13.5x2 cm

Weight

0.27 kg.

ISBN13

9781439191866

Synopsis "the adults"

Now available in paperback, "Tom Perrotta meets Curtis Sittenfeld in this razor-sharp debut by Alison Espach, who weaves a wry, devastatingly perceptive coming-of-age tale set in Connecticut's affluent suburbs" (Marie Claire). In her ruefully funny and wickedly perceptive debut novel, Alison Espach deftly dissects matters of the heart and captures the lives of children and adults as they come to terms with life, death, and love. At the center of this affluent suburban universe is Emily Vidal, a smart and snarky teenager, who gets involved in a suspect relationship with one of the adults after witnessing a suicide in her neighborhood. Among the cast of unforgettable characters is Emily's father, whose fiftieth birthday party has the adults descending upon the Vidal's patio; her mother, who has orchestrated the elaborate party even though she and her husband are getting a divorce; and an assortment of eccentric neighbors, high school teachers, and teenagers who teem with anxiety and sexuality and an unbridled desire to be noticed, and ultimately loved. An irresistible chronicle of a modern young woman's struggle to grow up, The Adults lays bare--in perfect pitch--a world where an adult and a child can so dangerously be mistaken for the same exact thing.

Alison Espach

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Alison Espach is an American novelist known for her sharp social observation and engaging narrative style. She earned her MFA in Creative Writing from Washington University in St. Louis and currently teaches creative writing at Providence College, Rhode Island.

Among her notable works is "The Wedding People" (2024), a novel that explores human connections and second chances. This book was awarded the Goodreads Choice Award in the Fiction category in 2024. Another of her notable novels is "The Adults" (2011), selected as Editor's Choice by The New York Times and as a Barnes & Noble Discover Pick.

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