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Unlessby Carol Shields
Synopses & ReviewsPublisher Comments:I'm not interested, the way some people are, in being sad. I've had a look, and there's nothing down that road. Well now! What about the ripping sound behind my eyes, the starchy tearing of fabric, end to end; what about the need I have to curl up my knees when I sleep? For all of her life, 44 year old Reta Winters has enjoyed the useful monotony of happiness: a loving family, good friends, growing success as a writer of light 'summertime' fiction. But this placid existence is cracked wide open when her beloved eldest daughter, Norah, drops out to sit on a gritty street corner, silent but for the sign around her neck that reads 'GOODNESS.' Reta's search for what drove her daughter to such a desperate statement turns into an unflinching and surprisingly funny meditation on where we find meaning and hope. Warmth, passion and wisdom come together in Shields' remarkably supple prose. Unless, a harrowing but ultimately consoling story of one family's anguish and healing, proves her mastery of extraordinary fictions about ordinary life. Review:?A superb new novel...a graceful coda, an arabesque performed over an abyss.?Time Magazine Review:?Marvelously idiosyncratic, passionate and wise, Shields? tenth novel rollicks from beginning to end with sauciness and wit.?Book Magazine Review:?Entirely satisfying? Shields? voice, tender and moderated at all times, remains wise and very readable.?Houston Chronicle Review:?Relentlessly fine...imagined with style and vigor, melancholoy and wisdom.?San Diego Union-Tribune Review:?Closely observed moments create the kind of subtle textures and elegant prose that won Ms. Shields the Pulitzer Prize.?Richmond Times-Dispatch Review:?A fine book, poignant, witty, rich in character, vivid in its sense of place...surprisingly suspenseful.?St. Louis Post-Dispatch Review:?Finely detailed, thoughtful and sometimes even humorous, this book is highly recommended for all fiction collections.? Library Journal Review:?A thing of beauty?lucidly written, artfully ordered, riddled with riddles and undergirded with dark layers of philosophical meditations.?Los Angeles Times Review:?Some hefty perceptions, fortunately shared with us in this fine novel.?Washington Post Book World Review:?A landmark book...yet another noteworthy addition to Shields?s impressive body of work.?Publishers Weekly (starred review) Review:?A brave, profound, and quirky novel with an undercurrent of the deeply amusing.?Anita Shreve, author of Sea Glass Review:?When Shields is good she is very good. There are nuggets of pure gold in Unless.? Newark Star Ledger Synopsis:Reta Winters, 44-year-old successful author of lightsummertime fiction, has always considered herself happy, even blessed. That is, until her oldest daughter Norah mysteriously drops out of college to become a panhandler on a Toronto street corner — silent, with a sign around her neck bearing the word "Goodness". About the AuthorCarol Shields was born in Chicago and lived in Canada for most of her life. She is the author of three short story collections and eight novels, including the Pulitzer Prize — winning The Stone Diaries and Larry’s Party, winner of the Orange Prize. What Our Readers Are SayingBe the first to add a comment for a chance to win!Product Details
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