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The Birthdays

by Heidi Pitlor
The Birthdays

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ISBN13: 9780393329933
ISBN10: 0393329933



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On an island off the coast of Maine, the Miller family reunites to celebrate the father's seventy-fifth birthday. Each of the adult children is expecting a first child, and at the same time each is at a major crossroads in life. The eldest, Daniel, still reeling from a car accident that has left him a paraplegic, is also grappling with the fact that his wife had to be artificially inseminated. Jake, the middle child, discovers that his wife is carrying twins after many trying years of fertility treatments. Hilary - the free-spirited youngest daughter - arrives in Maine five months pregnant with no identifiable father in sight. As the family gathers, something shattering happens from which no one will emerge the same. deftly explores the myriad ways of seeking sustenance after disappointment or loss. Reading group guide included.

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"Undeniably gratifying...subtly riveting....This isn't just a terrific family novel; it's a terrific novel through and through." Ploughshares

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"Pitlor writes with a delicate hand to absorbing effect." Entertainment Weekly

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"Offers sharp insights into simmering resentments and misunderstandings among relatives." People

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"Pitlor demonstrates a remarkable understanding of family relationships and transitions." Seattle Post-Intelligencer

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On an island off the coast of Maine, the Miller family reunites to celebrate the father's 75th birthday. Each of the adult children is expecting a first child, and at the same time each is at a major crossroads in life. The novel deftly explores the myriad ways of seeking sustenance after disappointment or loss.

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"Captivating, moving, painfully funny, and so very, very true."--Julia Glass

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Heidi Pitlor's fiction has been published in Ploughshares. She is a former senior editor at Houghton Mifflin and, as of 2007, will be the annual series editor for The Best American Short Stories. She lives in Boston, Massachusetts.

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Jennifer Kulman , May 21, 2007 (view all comments by Jennifer Kulman)
I really wanted to like this book. The premise of all the kids having kids at the same time sounded like it would be a really interesting storyline. But the way she set up the characters makes them so unlikeable. All of them - the mom is overbearing, the dad is pitiful, one of the brothers is just awful, the sister is selfish. Really, you don't want anything good to happen to anyone, and there is so much bickering. Just blah.

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ISBN:
9780393329933
Binding:
Trade Paperback
Publication date:
06/01/2007
Publisher:
W. W. Norton & Company
Language:
English
Pages:
370
Height:
.94IN
Width:
6.60IN
Number of Units:
1
Copyright Year:
2007
UPC Code:
2800393329935
Author:
Heidi Pitlor
Subject:
Literature-A to Z
Subject:
General Fiction

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