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The Age of Grief
The Age of Grief
Author: Jane Smiley
Here is a stunning collection of five stories and a novella, written in Jane Smiley's clear and elegant prose, and filled with the unmistakable sound of real people going about the business -- and pleasure -- of real life. In the title novella, "THE AGE OF GRIEF," a man meditates on the vagaries of love and family life. Certain tha...  more »
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ISBN-13: 9780449907955
ISBN-10: 0449907953
Publication Date: 5/12/1992
Pages: 224
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3.9 stars, based on 10 ratings
Publisher: Ballantine Books
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
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A stunning collection of 5 stories and a novella that confirms Jane Smiley's place as one of our most gifted writers. Clear and elegant and filled with the unmistakable sound of real people going about the business-and the pleasure-of real life. In the novella, "The Age of Grief", a man meditates on the vagaries of love and family life. Certain that his wife has fallen in love with someone else, and been spurned by him, he tries to recover what he calls "the ironic middle", the good-humored, matter-of-fact heart of the marriage where he can keep her from knowing of his own sorrow.
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This is the book that got me hooked on Smiley. It spoke to me so well of the small things that go on in families that mean so much in the end.
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Phenomenal stories. The title novella is a heartbreaker, and was made into the movie "The Secret Life of Dentists." I have read this collection over and over again. Jane Smiley is a wonderful writer.
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By one of the big modern novelists.


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