The Most [electronic resource] : A wickedly sharp, tensely coiled portrait of a 1950s suburban marriage
Jessica Anthony2024
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From 'one of our most thrilling and singular innovators on the page' (Laura Van
Den Berg), a tightly wound, consuming tale about a 1950s American housewife, for
fans of Jennifer Egan, Jonathan Franzen and Taffy Brodesser-Akner
LONGLISTED FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARD 2024
A Barnes & Noble BEST BOOK of 2024
COSMOPOLITAN Novella of the Year 2024
'Clever, moving and unexpected. A brilliantly deft and subtle story.' - Emma
Healey, author of Elizabeth is Missing
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A warm Sunday in November 1957. As Sputnik 2 orbits the earth, carrying Laika,
the doomed Soviet dog, a couple begin their day.
Virgil Beckett, an insurance salesman, isn’t particularly happy in his job but
he fulfils the role, playing golf with the partners, drinking in the bar,
chasing the women. Kathleen Beckett, once a promising tennis champion, with a
key shot up her sleeve called ‘The Most’, is now a mother and homemaker.
Somehow these two, who have been together since college, have fallen into the...
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Author:
Jessica Anthony, Author
Imprint:
London United Kingdom : Transworld Digital, 2024
Collation:
1 online resource (1 text file)
Audience:
General / adult
System details:
Platform: epubMode of access: Internet
ISBN:
9781529928884
Language:
English
BRN:
529988
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| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
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| Online | Online resource (Member logon) | indyreads - eBook |