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A hundred small lessons : a novel
- Title
- A hundred small lessons : a novel / Ashley Hay.
- Author
- Hay, Ashley
- Publication
- New York : Atria Books, 2017.
- ©2017
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Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schwarzman Building to submit a request in person. | Text | Use in library | JFE 18-2826 | Schwarzman Building - Main Reading Room 315 |
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- Description
- 288 pages; 24 cm
- Summary
- "From the author of the highly acclaimed The Railwayman's Wife, called a "literary and literate gem" by Psychology Today, comes an emotionally resonant and profound new novel of two families, interconnected through the house that bears witness to their lives. When Elsie Gormley leaves the Brisbane house in which she has lived for more than sixty years, Lucy Kiss and her family move in, eager to establish their new life. As they settle in, Lucy and her husband Ben struggle to navigate their transformation from adventurous lovers to new parents, taking comfort in memories of their vibrant past as they begin to unearth who their future selves might be. But the house has secrets of its own, and the rooms seem to share recollections of Elsie's life with Lucy. In her nearby nursing home, Elsie traces the span of her life--the moments she can't bear to let go and the places to which she dreams of returning. Her beloved former house is at the heart of her memories of marriage, motherhood, love, and death, and the boundary between present and past becomes increasingly porous for both her and Lucy. Over the course of one hot Brisbane summer, two families' stories intersect in sudden and unexpected ways. Through the richly intertwined narratives of two ordinary, extraordinary women, Ashley Hay uses her "lyrical prose, poetic dialogue, and stunning imagery" (RT magazine) to weave an intricate, bighearted story of what it is to be human"--
- When Elsie Gormley leaves the Brisbane house in which she has lived for more than sixty years, Lucy Kiss and her family move in, eager to establish their new life. As Lucy and her husband Ben navigate their transformation from adventurous lovers to new parents, they take comfort in memories of their vibrant past while unearthing their future selves. But the house has secrets of its own, and the rooms seem to share recollections of Elsie's life with Lucy. In her nearby nursing home, Elsie traces the span of her life: moments she can't bear to let go and places to which she dreams of returning. As the boundary between present and past becomes increasingly porous, two families' stories intersect in sudden and unexpected ways.
- Subject
- Genre/Form
- Domestic fiction.
- Fiction.
- Note
- "Originally published in Australia in 2017 by Allen & Unwin."--Title page verso.
- Call Number
- JFE 18-2826
- ISBN
- 9781501165139
- 1501165135
- 9781501165146
- 1501165143
- LCCN
- 2017011046
- OCLC
- 975967537
- Author
- Hay, Ashley, author.
- Title
- A hundred small lessons : a novel / Ashley Hay.
- Publisher
- New York : Atria Books, 2017.
- Copyright Date
- ©2017
- Edition
- First Atria books hardcover edition.
- Type of Content
- text
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Other Form:
- Online version: Hay, Ashley. Hundred small lessons. First Atria Books hardcover edition. New York : Atria Books, 2017 9781501165153 (DLC) 2017016301
- Research Call Number
- JFE 18-2826