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[Tessa Hadley] ↠ The Past: A Novel ↠ Download Online eBook or Kindle ePUB. The Past: A Novel "Exquisitely imagined and stunningly realistic" according to B. Case. “The Past,” by Tessa Hadley, is an exquisitely imagined and stunningly realistic psychological portrait of a family. It held me captive from beginning to end, but not in the usual way. I quickly discovered that this was a novel to be savored. I read it exceptionally slowly, slower than any other book I’ve read in decades. First, I wanted to take delight in the literary beauty of the writing, but more importan
| Title | : | The Past: A Novel |
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.56 (912 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0062270427 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 336 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-01-25 |
| Language | : | English |
In her most accessible, commercial novel yet, the “supremely perceptive writer of formidable skill and intelligence (New York Times Book Review) turns her astute eye to a dramatic family reunion, where simmering tensions and secrets come to a head over three long, hot summer weeks.With five novels and two collections of stories, Tessa Hadley has earned a reputation as a fiction writer of remarkable gifts. Fran’s young children make an unsettling discovery in a dilapidated cottage in the woods that shatters their innocence. Yet beneath the idyllic pastoral surface, hidden passions, devastating secrets, and dangerous hostilit
She is a true master, and The Past is a big, brilliant novel: sensual, wise, compelling—and utterly magnificent.” (Lily King, author of Euphoria)“Hadley is so insightful, such a lovely writer, that she pulls you right into the tangle of wires that connect and trip up the stressed siblings. For anyone who cherishes Anne Tyler and Alice Munro, the book offers similar deep pleasures. She puts on paper a consciousness so visceral, so fully realized, it heightens and expands your own. She writes with authority, and with delicacy: she explores nuance, but speaks plainly; she is one of those writers a reader trusts.” (Hilary Mante
"Exquisitely imagined and stunningly realistic" according to B. Case. “The Past,” by Tessa Hadley, is an exquisitely imagined and stunningly realistic psychological portrait of a family. It held me captive from beginning to end, but not in the usual way. I quickly discovered that this was a novel to be savored. I read it exceptionally slowly, slower than any other book I’ve read in decades. First, I wanted to take delight in the literary beauty of the writing, but more importantly, I read slowly in order not to miss even the subtlest psychological nuanc. "Familiar Familial Territory" according to KasaC. Although it is well written, this book is probably the last domestic drama I will read for a while. I am finding the device of gathering family, usually contentious and in disagreement about what to do with the crumbling homestead that has meant so much to each of them in a different way, is wearing thin. Once again, the author is investigating the "Anna Karenina Principle" that every unhappy family is uniquely unhappy. T'aint so. There is usually a large number of siblings (check), each has issues and. Dull as Ditch Water SelmaSue Ms. Hadley writes beautiful prose but unfortunately there's not much of a story behind the prose. Boring characters, very little action, and I'm not sure how I manage to make it to the end. Most likely I thought there'd be some action at the end, and the author teases us with some potential excitement, but it is not to be. If you want a wordy, boring, drawn out story about nothing, this book is for you.
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