Absolution
(Book)
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Williams Public Library - Fiction
F McDERMOTT, ALICE
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F McDERMOTT, ALICE
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324 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
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"A riveting account of women’s lives on the margins of the Vietnam War, from the renowned winner of the National Book Award.
In Saigon in 1963, two young American wives form a wary alliance. Tricia is a starry-eyed newlywed, married to a rising oil engineer “on loan” to US Navy Intelligence. Charlene is a practiced corporate spouse and mother of three, a talented hostess and determined altruist, on a mission to relieve the “wretchedness” she sees all around her.
When Tricia miscarries, Charlene sweeps her into a cabal of well-dressed do-gooder American wives. Armed with baskets filled with candy and toys, they descend on hospitals, orphanages, and a leper colony on the coast, determined to relieve suffering, no matter the cost.
Sixty years later, Charlene’s daughter reaches out to Tricia, now widowed and living in Washington. As the two relive their shared experience in Saigon, they are forced to come to terms with the ways their own lives have been shaped and stunted by Charlene’s pursuit of “inconsequential good.”
With a narrative impact that recalls Graham Greene’s The Quiet American , Alice McDermott confronts the unresolved mysteries and ironies of America’s tragic interference in Southeast Asia." --,Provided by publisher.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
McDermott, A. (2023). Absolution (First edition.). Farrar, Straus and Giroux.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)McDermott, Alice. 2023. Absolution. Farrar, Straus and Giroux.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)McDermott, Alice. Absolution Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2023.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)McDermott, Alice. Absolution First edition., Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2023.
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