Picturing Will
Author | : Ann Beattie |
Publisher | : Vintage |
Total Pages | : 241 |
Release | : 2011-03-30 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780307765703 |
ISBN-13 | : 0307765709 |
Rating | : 4/5 (709 Downloads) |
Download or read book Picturing Will written by Ann Beattie and published by Vintage. This book was released on 2011-03-30 with total page 241 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Picturing Will, the widely acclaimed new novel by Ann Beattie, unravels the complexities of a postmodern family. There's Will, a curious five-year-old who listens to the heartbeat of a plant through his toy stethoscope; Jody, his mother, a photographer poised on the threshold of celebrity; Mel, Jody's perfect -- perhaps too perfect -- lover; and Wayne, the father who left Will without warning and now sees his infrequent visits as a crimp in his bedhopping. Beattie shows us how these lives intersect, attract, and repel one another with dazzling shifts and moments of heartbreaking directness.