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A Whistling Woman (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780679776901)
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xThe Booker Prize-winning author of Possession delivers a brilliant and thought-provoking novel about the 1960s and how the psychology, science, religion, ethics, and radicalism of the times affected ordinary lives.
"Rich, acerbic, wise.... [Byatt] tackles nothing less than what it means to be human." --Vogue
Frederica Potter, a smart, spirited 33-year-old single mother, lucks into a job hosting a groundbreaking television talk show based in London. Meanwhile, in her native Yorkshire where her lover is involved in academic research, the university is planning a prestigious conference on body and mind, and a group of students and agitators is establishing an "anti-university." And nearby a therapeutic community is beginning to take the shape of a religious cult under the influence of its charismatic religious leader. A Whistling Woman portrays the antic, thrilling, and dangerous period of the late '60s as seen through the eyes of a woman whose life is forever changed by her times.
Author: A. S. Byatt
ISBN-10: 0679776907
ISBN-13: 9780679776901
Publisher: Vintage
Language: English
Published: 04/13/2004
Pages: 448
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.73lbs
Size: 8.04h x 5.32w x 1.01d
Review Citation(s):
New York Times 04/25/2004 pg. 24
"Rich, acerbic, wise.... [Byatt] tackles nothing less than what it means to be human." --Vogue
Frederica Potter, a smart, spirited 33-year-old single mother, lucks into a job hosting a groundbreaking television talk show based in London. Meanwhile, in her native Yorkshire where her lover is involved in academic research, the university is planning a prestigious conference on body and mind, and a group of students and agitators is establishing an "anti-university." And nearby a therapeutic community is beginning to take the shape of a religious cult under the influence of its charismatic religious leader. A Whistling Woman portrays the antic, thrilling, and dangerous period of the late '60s as seen through the eyes of a woman whose life is forever changed by her times.
Author: A. S. Byatt
ISBN-10: 0679776907
ISBN-13: 9780679776901
Publisher: Vintage
Language: English
Published: 04/13/2004
Pages: 448
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.73lbs
Size: 8.04h x 5.32w x 1.01d
Review Citation(s):
New York Times 04/25/2004 pg. 24
By A. S. Byatt
xA. S. Byatt was the author of numerous novels, including The Children's Book, The Biographer's Tale, and Possession, which was awarded the Booker Prize. She also wrote two novellas, published together as Angels & Insects, five collections of short stories, and several works of nonfiction. A distinguished critic and author, and the recipient of the 2016 Erasmus Prize for her "inspiring contribution to 'life writing, '" she died in 2023.
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