The Summer Without Men by Siri Hustvedt
An exhilarating tragicomedy about the war of the sexes and what makes women tick by the internationally bestselling author Siri Hustvedt
When Mia Fredrickson learns that her husband is having an affair, she suffers a brief breakdown then retreats to her childhood town and her mother's embrace. Alone in a rented house, she rages and fumes and bemoans her sorry fate. Slowly, however, she is drawn into the lives of those around her: her mother and her close friends who face their twilight years with zest and in one case, playful subversion; her young neighbour with two small children and a loud angry husband; and the adolescent girls in her poetry workshop whose scheming and petty cruelty carry a threat all their own. Over the course of the summer, Mia gains a whole new perspective on her life.
By the internationally bestselling author of What I Loved, this a wonderfully witty, spirited and provocative novel about women and girls, love and marriage, and the so-called war of the sexes.
Format: Paperback | 224 pages
Dimensions (cm): 19.8 x 12.9 x 1.4 | 252g -
Publication Date: 01 Mar 2011
Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton
Imprint: Sceptre
Publication City/Country: London, United Kingdom
Language: English
Edition Number: 1
ISBN10: 1444710540
ISBN13: 9781444710540
Condition: Good
A book that has been read but is in good condition. Some damage to the cover including creasing and scuff marks, but no holes or tears. The majority of pages are undamaged with some creasing, but no tearing. No pencil underlining of text, no highlighting of text and no writing in margins. No missing pages.