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The Halt During the Chase (Paperback)
[Buy it!] | Rosemary Tonks | USD 19.39
(Sun Jun 9 18:50:57 2024) | Abebooks | Grand Eagle Retail | ISBN10: 0811237451, ISBN13: 9780811237451, [publisher: New Directions Publishing Corporation, New York] Softcover Paperback. Sophiea clever and charming young womanis trying to get out from under her mothers thumb. Shes in love with her childhood friend Philip (pragmatic, attractive, a bit of a bore), but she often worries that she loves him too much for her own good, and that he might only be another thumb to crawl under. Both a sincere bildungsroman of Sophies attempt to seize a life for herself and a comic masterpiece with cutting observations and asides, The Halt During the Chase is flutteringly alive as it discusses different forms of love, adulthood (Isnt buying new lampshades a form of slow death?), marriage, insecurity, and stifling British snobbery and classism. Sophies voice, fueled by Tonkss acidic narration, evolves from thrashing about in various traps into a triumphant, croaky-throated liberation song. Finally back in print, a remarkable, hilarious coming-of-age novel from the cult classic writer Rosemary Tonks. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.
[Wilmington, DE, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 2023] |
