In both stories Smiley movingly illustrates the price children pay for their parents' mistakes. Jane Smiley accomplishes a dazzling feat-without so much as a flashy phrase.After her long novel The Greenlanders, Smiley returns to the novella form of the masterly The Age of Grief, and this double bill exhibits her finely honed talent in impeccable form. The emotional and moral complexity that she uncovers in the characters of these resonant novellas confirms Jane Smiley's singular talent." -"The Washington Post Book World" ""Ordinary Love & Good Will" are unforgettable novellas, built on lucid characterizations and elegant prose. Smiley's stories lucidly explore the complexities of contemporary sexual and domestic life.
Jane Smiley accomplishes a dazzling feat-without so much as a flashy phrase." The Boston Globe, "With this volume, Jane Smiley ratifies her claim as one of her generation's most eloquent chroniclers of ordinary familial love." -"The New York Times" "An extraordinary achievement. The emotional and moral complexity that she uncovers in the characters of these resonant novellas confirms Jane Smiley's singular talent." The Washington Post Book World " Ordinary Love & Good Will are unforgettable novellas, built on lucid characterizations and elegant prose.
Jane Smiley accomplishes a dazzling feat-without so much as a flashy phrase." -The Boston Globe, "With this volume, Jane Smiley ratifies her claim as one of her generation's most eloquent chroniclers of ordinary familial love." The New York Times "An extraordinary achievement. The emotional and moral complexity that she uncovers in the characters of these resonant novellas confirms Jane Smiley's singular talent." -The Washington Post Book World "Ordinary Love & Good Willare unforgettable novellas, built on lucid characterizations and elegant prose. Jane Smiley accomplishes a dazzling feat-without so much as a flashy phrase." - The Boston Globe, "With this volume, Jane Smiley ratifies her claim as one of her generation's most eloquent chroniclers of ordinary familial love." -The New York Times "An extraordinary achievement. The emotional and moral complexity that she uncovers in the characters of these resonant novellas confirms Jane Smiley's singular talent." - The Washington Post Book World " Ordinary Love & Good Will are unforgettable novellas, built on lucid characterizations and elegant prose. "With this volume, Jane Smiley ratifies her claim as one of her generation's most eloquent chroniclers of ordinary familial love." - The New York Times "An extraordinary achievement.
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