For Love
The extraordinary novel by the bestselling author of Monogamy
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- 55,00 kr
Publisher Description
'Absolutely flawless ... Extraordinary' Anne Tyler
'The most honest twentieth-century love story we've had in a while' New York Times Book Review
'Deep, resonant, splendid' Kirkus Review
Lottie's second marriage, barely begun, is in trouble.
Seeking respite, she is relieved to have escaped to her mother's house for the summer. Also at home is Cameron, Lottie's brother, who has been in love with their neighbour Elizabeth since high school. Elizabeth is married with three children but now, finally, Elizabeth and Cameron embark on a passionate affair.
But as Lottie, Cameron and Elizabeth are reunited, a senseless tragedy befalls them ...
What readers are saying about For Love:
'Her characters feel so real to me, their lives so eminently plausible'
'She's an extraordinary storyteller'
'An intelligent, thoughtful and rich examination of ways of loving'
'Insightful and subtle'
'As always Sue Miller excels'
'Her character development is outstanding'
'Superb'
'What a brilliant book. Sue Miller is quickly becoming one of my favourite writers'
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Perhaps because her work ( The Good Mother ; Family Pictures ) is seductively readable and sells so well, Miller has been underrated as a serious writer. Yet she tackles important themes and creates complex characters who must confront weaknesses in their own natures to come to terms with the conditions of their lives. This novel is her best to date, a forceful and resonant portrayal of a woman who is trying to escape from her past. Lottie and Cameron Reed and Elizabeth Harbour grew up in Cambridge, Mass., the Reeds in a ramshackle house across the street from the Harbour's elegant manse--a social chasm they became aware of as teenagers. Circumstances now bring them back together: her second marriage in jeopardy, Lottie has flown from Chicago to clean out her mother's possessions; self-absorbed, glamorous Elizabeth has fled a marital crisis; and Cameron, who has always adored Elizabeth, rekindles their old romance. The Reed siblings are emotionally dysfunctional, due in part to their impoverished childhoods as offspring of a father who was imprisoned for embezzlement and an alcoholic, abusive mother. Independent, willful but vulnerable, Lottie suffers from repressed rage and guilt, unconscious denial and an inability to give or accept love. A tragedy brings the various relationships into collision. Miller's writing is controlled, authoritative and charged with meaning; she excels in creating credibly flawed but appealing characters while exploring a larger question: Is love possible in the post-Freudian age? BOMC main selection.
