Titre : | As we are now | Type de document : | texte imprimé | Auteurs : | May Sarton, Auteur | Editeur : | London : Women's Press | Année de publication : | 1992 | Importance : | 133 p. | ISBN/ISSN/EAN : | 0-7043-43921-8 | Langues : | Anglais (eng) | Tags : | Roman | Résumé : | So begins May Sarton's short, swift blow of a novel, about the powerlessness of the old and the rage it can bring. As We Are Now tells the story of Caroline Spencer, a 76-year-old retired schoolteacher, mentally strong but physically frail, who has been moved by relatives into a "home." Subjected to subtle humiliations and petty cruelties, sustained for too short a time by the love of another person, she fights back with all she has, and in a powerful climax wins a terrible victory |
As we are now [texte imprimé] / May Sarton, Auteur . - London : Women's Press, 1992 . - 133 p. ISSN : 0-7043-43921-8 Langues : Anglais ( eng) Tags : | Roman | Résumé : | So begins May Sarton's short, swift blow of a novel, about the powerlessness of the old and the rage it can bring. As We Are Now tells the story of Caroline Spencer, a 76-year-old retired schoolteacher, mentally strong but physically frail, who has been moved by relatives into a "home." Subjected to subtle humiliations and petty cruelties, sustained for too short a time by the love of another person, she fights back with all she has, and in a powerful climax wins a terrible victory |
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