The Doctor's House

Author: Ann Beattie
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Ltd
Category: Contemporary Fiction
Age Group: 15+
Book Format: Hardcover

The winner of the 2000 PEN/Malamud Prize tells the unsettling story of a sister obsessed with her brother and the women he loves and leaves. THE DOCTOR'S HOUSE opens with a woman exploring her own brother's sexual appetites, uncovering his myriad betrayals of his wives and lovers, and of her. Nina, a reclusive copy editor, should have better things to do than track her brother's escapades, but since her husbands death she has become solitary and defensive, and just as obsessive as Andrew. As the novel unfolds, the story of Nina and Andrew is retold by their mother, who at once illuminates and undermines her daughter's account. Finally, the brother speaks for himself, and the deeper Beattie takes us into Andrew's mind, the more his perspective suggests that Nina might be both less innocent and less detached than she maintains. In the guise of exploring their memories of the past, Nina and her mother repress them.

About Ann Beattie
Ann Beattie has been included in four O. Henry Award Collections, in John Updike's The Best American Short Stories of the Century, and in Jennifer Egan's The Best American Short Stories 2014. In 2000, she received the PEN/Malamud Award for achievement in the short story. In 2005, she received the Rea Award for the Short Story. She was the Edgar Allan Poe Professor of Literature and Creative Writing at the University of Virginia. She is a member of The American Academy of Arts and Letters and of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. She and her husband, Lincoln Perry, live in Maine and Key West, Florida.

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SKU BK-9780743235013
Barcode # 9780743235013
Brand Simon & Schuster Ltd
Artist / Author Ann Beattie
Shipping Weight 0.3000kg
Shipping Width 0.140m
Shipping Height 0.020m
Shipping Length 0.190m
Assembled Length 18.900m
Assembled Height 1.600m
Assembled Width 14.300m
Type Hardcover

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