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More copies of this ISBN:Sweet Agonyby Nancy Huston
Synopses & ReviewsPublisher Comments:In this compelling novel from the award-winning author of The Mark of the Angel, twelve people gather for a Thanksgiving dinner that tums into an evening of revelations, an exploration of mortality, and a celebration of life.<P>A group of friends and lovers gather together on a snowy evening in a small New England college town. But this will be no ordinary dinner party. For the host, Sean Farrell, has learned that he is dying of lung cancer. This night could be his grand finale. As food and drink flow, secrets are exposed, tragedies bared, and truths uncovered. Yet there is wit and laughter and hope, too, in this deftly written tale from a writer whose prose is as vivid as her insight into the human condition is wise. Synopsis:On a snowy New England evening in a small college town, Sean Farrell-a hard-drinking, libidinous poet and professor-hosts a Thanksgiving dinner. The eleven guests include two fellow professors (one a novelist, the other also a poet), two of Sean's former lovers, his lawyer, his housepainter, and his baker. What none of them knows is that Sean is dying. This dinner could be his grand finale. As food and drink flow, secrets are exposed, tragedies bared, and truths uncovered. "Never could we have dreamed how rough adult life would be," one character thinks. Yet there is wit and laughter too, in a novel about mortality that is also a celebration of life. With each new book, it becomes increasingly clear that Nancy Huston is a writer of exceptional gifts. Sweet Agony is another impressive performance from a writer whose eye is as sharp as her insight into the human condition is wise.
Synopsis:Includes bibliographical references (p. [229])
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