These six brilliantly written episodes, brought together in Mary McCarthy's first novel, create a fascinating portrait of a 1930s New York social circle. Based loosely on the author's own life, the book follows a young bohemian woman, Margaret Sargent, through her experiences and lost loves in a time of coming war. On publication in 1942, its bold insight, sly wit and virtuoso style won Mary McCarthy immediate recogntion as one of the most accomplished, versatile and penetrating writers in America.
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Weight: 204g
Dimensions: 199 x 128mm
Publication Date: 03 Nov 2011
Publisher: Little Brown Book Group
Publication City/Country: United Kingdom
Language: English
ISBN13: 9781844085941
About Mary McCarthy
Mary McCarthy (1912-1989) was born in Seattle Washington. She was a short-story writer bestselling novelist essayist and an art critic. She was a member of the National Institute of Arts and Letters and won the National Medal for Literature and the Edward MacDowell Medal in 1984. Her debut novel The Company She Keeps (1942) initiated her ascent to the most celebrated writers of her generation; the publication of her autobiography Memories of a Catholic Girlhood in 1957 bolstered this reputation. McCarthy wrote more than twenty-four books including the now-classic novel The Group (1963). This was the New York Times Best Seller for two years. Paula McLain received an MFA in poetry from the University of Michigan and has been awarded fellowships from Yaddo the MacDowell Colony and the National Endowment for the Arts. She is the author of two collections of poetry as well as a memoir Like Family. Her novels include The Paris Wife and Circling the Sun. She lives in Cleveland with her family.
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