The affairs of others
(Book)
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Published
New York : Picador, 2013.
Edition
First edition.
ISBN
9781250041296 (hardcover), 9781250041296, 1250041295
Physical Desc
291 pages ; 22 cm
Status
Adult Fiction (3rd floor)
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Published
New York : Picador, 2013.
Format
Book
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
ISBN
9781250041296 (hardcover), 9781250041296, 1250041295
Notes
Description
This is the author's debut novel about a young woman, haunted by loss, who rediscovers passion and possibility when she is drawn into the tangled lives of her neighbors. Five years after her young husband's death, Celia Cassill has moved from one Brooklyn neighborhood to another, but she has not moved on. The owner of a small apartment building, she has chosen her tenants for their ability to respect one another's privacy. Celia believes in boundaries, solitude, that she has a right to her ghosts. She is determined to live a life at a remove from the chaos and competition of modern life. Everything changes with the arrival of a new tenant, Hope, a dazzling woman of a certain age on the run from her husband's recent betrayal. When Hope begins a torrid and noisy affair, and another tenant mysteriously disappears, the carefully constructed walls of Celia's world are soon tested and the sanctity of her building is shattered, through violence and sex, in turns tender and dark. Ultimately, Celia and her tenants are forced to abandon their separate spaces for a far more intimate one, leading to a surprising conclusion and the promise of genuine joy. Here the author investigates interior spaces, of the body and the New York warrens in which her characters live, offering a startling emotional honesty about the traffic between men and women. This is a story about the irrepressibility of life and desire, no matter its sorrows or obstacles.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Loyd, A. G. (2013). The affairs of others (First edition.). Picador.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Loyd, Amy Grace. 2013. The Affairs of Others. Picador.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Loyd, Amy Grace. The Affairs of Others Picador, 2013.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Loyd, Amy Grace. The Affairs of Others First edition., Picador, 2013.
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