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- Book Synopsis
- The New York Times bestselling author of Great Circle'Joyously good' DAILY MAIL'A ferociously clever comedy of manners' GUARDIAN'A wise, sophisticated and funny novel about family, fidelity, class and crisis' MARIE CLAIRE'A well-observed, hilarious, yet moving novel' WOMAN & HOMENew York Times bestseller and winner of the 2012 Dylan Thomas Prize and 2012 L.A. Times First Novel PrizeThe Van Meters have gathered at their family retreat on the New England island of Waskeke to celebrate the marriage of daughter Daphne to an impeccably appropriate young man. The weekend is full of lobster and champagne, salt air and practiced bonhomie, but long-buried discontent and simmering lust seep through the cracks in the revelry.Winn Van Meter, father-of-the-bride, has spent his life following the rules of the east coast upper crust, but now, just shy of his sixtieth birthday, he must finally confront his failings, his desires, and his own humanity…'Maggie Shipstead is a hugely talented young writer - definitely one to watch' GRAZIA'Distinctive and dazzling … The world has found a remarkable, humane new voice to explain us to ourselves' Allison Pearson
- About The Author
- Maggie Shipstead graduated from Harvard in 2005 and earned an M.F.A at the Iowa Writers' Workshop. She was also a Stegner Fellow at Stanford University. Her debut novel, Seating Arrangements, won the Dylan Thomas Prize and the LA Times Prize for First Fiction. Astonish Me is her second novel.
- Product Details
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- ISBN
- 9780007467730
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- The Borough Press, (04 July 2013)
- Number of Pages
- 418
- Weight
- 300 grams
- Language
- English
- Dimensions
- 198 x 129 x 27 mm
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