{"product_id":"the-group-mary-mccarthy-9780156372084","title":"The Group","description":"\u003cp\u003eWritten with a trenchant, sardonic edge, The Group is a dazzlingly outspoken novel and a captivating look at the social history of America between two world wars. \"Juicy, shocking, witty, and almost continually brilliant.\"--CosmopolitanAward-winning Mary McCarthy's most celebrated novel follows the lives of eight Vassar graduates, known simply to their classmates as “the group.” An eclectic mix of personalities and upbringings, they meet a week after graduation to watch Kay Strong get married. After the ceremony, the women begin their adult lives -- traveling to Europe, tackling the worlds of nursing and publishing, and finding love and heartbreak in the streets of New York City. Through the years, some of the friends grow apart and some become entangled in each other's affairs, but all vow not to become like their mothers and fathers. It is only when one of them passes away that they all come back together again to mourn the loss of a friend, a confidante, and most importantly, a member of the group.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Mary McCarthy\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0156372088\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780156372084\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Mariner Books Classics\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/16\/1991\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 496\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.06lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.03h x 5.35w x 1.16d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLondon Review of Books\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/11\/2010 pg. 29\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eEntertainment Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/18\/2012 pg. 78\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eEntertainment Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/05\/2014 pg. 73","brand":"Mary McCarthy","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44051457048831,"sku":"9780156372084","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_884df9d5-14c0-4a02-9985-66ab6402a3a1.jpg?v=1685013215","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-group-mary-mccarthy-9780156372084","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}