Passing on

Greystones is a moldy, drafty house of no great distinction located in the equally nondescript English town of Spaxton. The domineering and cantankero us Dorothy Glover has finally passed away, leaving her middle-aged progeny, Helen and Edward, to examine their lives, both past and future. It's a sub tle plot and one that does well with Lively's ( The Road to Lichfield ) gen tly assured style. By revealing developments through small details--the dis carded dishrags that mark the beginning of a relationship and the glimpse o f a watch that signals its end--she delicately delineates the impact of lov e, scandal and turmoil. On the rare occasion when Lively gives reign to swe eping statements, as when the dramatic Louise comments on motherhood ("At t he moments you wish you were shot of the whole thing you know perfectly wel l that it's precisely because you couldn't endure to be without it, now you know about it, that you've got to go through all this"),

Product Info

ISBN: 0060973706

ISBN-13: 9780060973704

Publisher: Perennial

Year: 1991

Type: Used

Binding: Softcover

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