Tuesday, September 7, 10–noon
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From the National Book Award-winning author of The Three Junes, The Whole World Over and I See You Everywhere comes a rich and powerful tale about the multigenerational loyalties, rivalries, and secrets of a family, inhabitants of a complacently prosperous world where no one is immune to unexpected change.

In a quirky farmhouse outside Boston, 70-year-old Percy Darling enjoys a vigorous but mostly solitary life until, in a complex scheme to help his oldest daughter through a crisis, he allows a progressive preschool to move into his barn. The abrupt transformation of Percy’s rural refuge into a lively, youthful community compels him to reexamine the choices he’s made.

Publisher’s Weekly calls The Widower’s Tale “thought-provoking, and immensely satisfying,” and in Booklist’s starred review they said “Elaborately plotted and luxuriously paced, Glass inquisitive, compassionate, funny, and suspenseful saga addresses significant and thorny social issues with emotional veracity, artistic nuance, and a profound perception of the grand interconnectivity of life.”

The Widower's Tale (Hardcover)

By Julia Glass

$25.95

ISBN-13: 9780307377920
Availability: Coming Soon - Available for Pre-Order Now
Published: Pantheon, 09/01/2010

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