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"[Maillard] succeeds in building a gilded, crinoline-draped labyrinth...watching his lithe, artful protagonist wiggle and reason her way to freedom." (-- The New York Times Book Review)

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"[Gloria] succeeds in prompting reflection on the nature of authenticity in a culture that easily surrenders to stereotypes and sound bites." (-- The Boston Sunday Globe)

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"This beautifully detailed novel...is an enormously entertaining read." (-- Marie Claire)

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"Recalls Balzac or George Elliot....Immensely satisfying." (-- Kirkus Reviews (starred))

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"Like a mating of Proust and Cosmopolitan...from its superwoman heroine to the wild exuberance of its story--I loved it!" (-- Eden Robinson, Traplines)

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"A disconcerting rendering of the glaring absurdities of the '50s...Gloria is a surprising blend of literary references and snatches of modern poetry with a narrative style that aptly reflects the times." (-- Booklist)

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"Gloria plunges us into the 1950's women's world...so truly that those who were there will be amazed they survived and everyone else will know why the Sixties had to happen." (-- Anne Tolstoi Wallach, Women's Work)
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About the Author

Keith Maillard was born and raised in Wheeling, West Virginia, the inspiration for the fictional town of Raysburg in which his novel, Gloria, is set. Five of his previous seven novels also take place there. He now lives in Vancouver with his wife and two daughters and teaches creative writing at the University of British Columbia.

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CURLYSUE76016, November 24, 2006 (view all comments by CURLYSUE76016)
I am a 21 year old college student, and reading this book hit so close to home on so many levels. I am a total bookworm, and I have always felt the need to hide it behind the exterior shell that I created of being well put together and having a great social life. When I read this book, both times, I felt as if I was reading parts of my own life story. My family, although on a different caliber from Gloria Cotter's, is quite dysfunctional in its own right, and reading about the ways that Gloria dealt with her family problems, as well as her own personal dilemmas, reminded me so much of myself. I was always an outcast in elementary and junior high school and didn't really find my true self until I was in high school. However, I always had my "loser" self in the back of my mind reminding me of all of the things that I had dealt with and done to make me an outcast. I felt so close to Gloria, and I don't think that any other character that I have ever read has impacted me as much as Gloria has. Her passion for literature completely reflects on my passion for reading and immersing myself in a book or novel. On top of all of the similarities that I found between myself and Gloria, Keith Maillard's intricate, descriptive writing also surprised me. This was the first time that I had read anything by him, and he truly defined that time period, the feelings, and the lifestyle of a 1950's young woman dealing with the changes in her young life. I love this book!
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ISBN:
9780060935979
Author:
Maillard, Keith
Publisher:
Perennial (HarperCollins)
Location:
New York
Subject:
General
Subject:
Fiction
Subject:
Young women
Edition Number:
1st Perennial ed.
Series Volume:
no. 50
Publication Date:
September 2001
Binding:
Paperback
Language:
English
Pages:
656
Dimensions:
8.03x5.33x1.15 in. 1.04 lbs.
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