The Agnostics (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780472116256)

"Who knows if there's a God? There's us, now, and caterpillars and other insects and mulch. So thinks Stephen Wirth as he watches his marriage collapse. Between bouts of alcoholism and attempts to restore a fleet of decrepit boats, Stephen does his best to help his daughters cope with their mother having fallen in love with another woman. But growing up and making sense of the world is something the girls must do on their own, just as for their mother there is no easy way around building a new life. Set on Long Island, The Agnostics follows the Wirths through several decades as they struggle to redefine themselves and their idea of family.

Painting with a fine and delicate brush, Wendy Rawlings reveals her characters' lives as a series of discrete moments, illuminating the intimate story of one American middle-class family.

Author: Wendy Rawlings
ISBN-10: 0472116258
ISBN-13: 9780472116256
Publisher: University of Michigan Press
Language: English
Published: 08/02/2007
Pages: 248
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.16lbs
Size: 9.07h x 6.36w x 0.94d

Review Citation(s):
Library Journal 10/15/2007