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The Group

by Mary Mccarthy

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Publisher Comments:

Written with a trenchant, sardonic edge, The Group is a dazzlingly outspoken novel and a captivating look at the social history of America between two world wars.

 

Mary McCarthys most celebrated novel follows the lives of eight Vassar graduates, known simply to their classmates as “the group.” An eclectic mix of personalities and upbringings, they meet a week after graduation to watch Kay Strong get married. After the ceremony, the women begin their adult lives—traveling to Europe, tackling the worlds of nursing and publishing, and finding love and heartbreak in the streets of New York City. Through the years, some of the friends grow apart and some become entangled in each other's affairs, but all vow not to become like their mothers and fathers. It is only when one of them passes away that they all come back together again to mourn the loss of a friend, a confidante, and most importantly, a member of the group.

Synopsis:

McCarthys most celebrated novel portrays the experiences of eight young women from Vassar College, Class of ‘33. As the story opens, they meet in New York City for the wedding of Kay, one of “the group.” The author then describes the lives, loves, and aspirations of these women until they reconvene seven years later in the same city for Kays funeral. “Juicy, shocking, witty, and almost continually brilliant” (Cosmopolitan).

About the Author

MARY MCCARTHY (1912-1989) was a short-story writer, bestselling novelist, essayist, and critic. She was the author of The Stones of Florence and Birds of America, among other books.

Product Details

ISBN:
9780156372084
Author:
McCarthy, Mary
Publisher:
Mariner Books
Author:
McCarthy, Mary
Location:
San Diego :
Subject:
General
Subject:
Literary
Subject:
Women
Subject:
American
Subject:
Novels and novellas
Subject:
Vassar College
Subject:
College stories.
Subject:
General Fiction
Subject:
General Fiction
Subject:
Vassar College - Alumni and alumnae
Subject:
Literature-A to Z
Copyright:
Edition Number:
1st Harvest ed.
Edition Description:
Trade Paper
Series Volume:
87-585
Publication Date:
19910931
Binding:
TRADE PAPER
Language:
English
Illustrations:
Yes
Pages:
492
Dimensions:
8 x 5.31 in 0.98 lb

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McCarthys most celebrated novel portrays the experiences of eight young women from Vassar College, Class of ‘33. As the story opens, they meet in New York City for the wedding of Kay, one of “the group.” The author then describes the lives, loves, and aspirations of these women until they reconvene seven years later in the same city for Kays funeral. “Juicy, shocking, witty, and almost continually brilliant” (Cosmopolitan).

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