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Gail Godwin Father Melancholy's Daughter
William Morrow Paperbacks 0380729865 / 9780380729869 PAPERBACK Very Good
0380729865 From Publishers Weekly nGodwin brings empathy, understanding and a 19th-century sensibility to this novel of a young woman deeply attached to her father, a moody Episcopalian minister whose wife has abandoned him. This BOMC main selection received a PW boxed review. nCopyright 1992 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. n nReview nAmbitious, wise...unforgettable...an engrossingly good read...a novel that explores timeless concerns of faith, love, and morality. -- -- Atlanta Journal and Constitution n nBrilliant...an elegant, intelligent, and necessary novel--the best book yet from Gail Godwin. -- -- Los Angeles Times Book Review n nHaunting...superb...the novel dazzles. -- -- Philadelphia Inquirer n nRemarkable...I don't know more than a few contemporary novels as full of grace as Gail Godwin's Father Melancholy's Daughter. -- -- USA Today
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Gail Godwin Perfectionists (Pavanne Books)
Pan Books Ltd 0330295608 / 9780330295604 PAPERBACK Good
0330295608 Product Description nREAL ARTISTRY...A FINELY CRAFTED AND ABSORBING NOVEL. n--Los Angeles Times nDane is an American magazine journalist, and John, a British psychotherapist. He says he knows everything about her, how she thinks, what she wants from life. Under the force of his certainty, Dane marries John and takes up the care of his silent three-year-old son, Robin. nThey go on vacation to Majorca to try to become a family, but ten months into their marriage Dane finds herself growing more and more distant from John, impatient with his endless analysis of their relationship, and repulsed by his clumsy attempts at understanding. As ever, Robin's silence hangs constantly between them, a symbol of pure anger and hate. As the two weeks stretch on forever, Dane grows closer to a decision she can't quite make, and Robin sits silently in the middle, a reminder to her of all she cannot control.... nThis is so skillfully in the classical tradition, and at the same time so accurate on the old Adam and Eve battle. I thought the British psychiatrist an only too convincing male monster. n--John Fowles nA tense, tight, erotic book, complete with highly dramatic scenes, in an unembarrassed, uncluttered manner. n--The St. Louis Post-Dispatch nOriginal in its situation, astute in its insight, and quite impeccably styled. n--Kirkus Reviews n--This text refers to the Paperback edition. n nFrom the Inside Flap nREAL ARTISTRY...A FINELY CRAFTED AND ABSORBING NOVEL. n--Los Angeles Times nDane is an American magazine journalist, and John, a British psychotherapist. He says he knows everything about her, how she thinks, what she wants from life. Under the force of his certainty, Dane marries John and takes up the care of his silent three-year-old son, Robin. nThey go on vacation to Majorca to try to become a family, but ten months into their marriage Dane finds herself growing more and more distant from John, impatient with his endless analysis of their relationship, and repulsed by his clumsy attempts at understanding. As ever, Robin's silence hangs constantly between them, a symbol of pure anger and hate. As the two weeks stretch on forever, Dane grows closer to a decision she can't quite make, and Robin sits silently in the middle, a reminder to her of all she cannot control.... nThis is so skillfully in the classical tradition, and at the same time so accurate on the old Adam and Eve battle. I thought the British psychiatrist an only too convincing male monster. n--John Fowles nA tense, tight, erotic book, complete with highly dramatic scenes, in an unembarrassed, uncluttered manner. n--The St. Louis Post-Dispatch nOriginal in its situation, astute in its insight, and quite impeccably styled. n--Kirkus Reviews --This text refers to the Paperback edition.
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Gail Godwin Violet Clay
Warner Books Inc (Mm) 0446305677 / 9780446305679 PAPERBACK Good
0446305677 From Library Journal nThe plot of Godwin's novel finds the title character trying to get her life back in order following the suicide of her uncle and the collapse of her promising art career. As LJ's reviewer commented, Godwin continues to be one of our most intelligent, engaging makers of fiction (LJ 5/15/78). nCopyright 1995 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to the Paperback edition. n nReview nViolet Clay is filled with wonderful language, wonderful people and wonderful insights.... It is about families, destinies, terrors and exaltations...I will not soon forget it, It is the work of one of the very best writers we have n n-- Jonathan Yardley n nThe Miami Herald n nI love Gail Godwin's women. They are strong, intelligent, funny, often self-mocking. They are tough on themselves... fall into predictable pits, but expect everything of themselves n n-- Susan Shreve n nThe Washington Post n nA damned good, old-fashioned story...A modern portrait of an artist as a young woman...Remarkable. n n-- Chicago Tribune n nViolet Clay shows Gail Godwin as a painterly writer and a very good novelist indeed. n n-- Harper's n nLuminous...satisfying. n n-- The Boston Globe -- Review --This text refers to the Paperback edition.
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