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Julia Lambert, an artist, is spending the summer in her old Maine farmhouse. During a visit from her elderly parents, she hopes to mend complicated relationships with her domineering father, a retired neurosurgeon, and her gentle mother, who is descending into the fog of Alzheimer's. But a... read more
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Characters/People edit
- Jackie: Add a description of this character.
- Jack: Julia and Wendell's son; his erratic behavior grabs his family's attention. He has aspirations to be a music star.
- Julia: Jack and Steven's mother; She is an art professor working towards tenure and she is also an artist who holds viewing and receives write-ups in The Times
- Wendell: Jack and Steven's father. He is remarried and is a professor at a university. He enjoys playing tennis.
- Katharine
- Ralph Carpenter
- Harriet
- Edward
- Angela
- Sandra
- Dana
- Eric
- Olson
- Allan
- Mrs. Lambert
- Russ
- Wood
- Simon
- Jack Lambert
- Kattie
- James Martin
- Dr. Hughes
- Cusack
- Grandma
- Jules
- Stevo
- Steven: Jack's brother. Son of Julia and Wendell. He used to be an environmentalist but has decided to become a lawyer.
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First Sentence edit
Her memory was gone.
Series & Lists edit
This book is in 1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die. (authoritative list)
Authors & Contributors edit
- Roxana Robinson (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Sarah Crichton Books, a division of Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Country: USA
Publication Date: 2008
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Publisher: Sarah Crichton Books, a division of Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Country: USA
Publication Date: 2008
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- Dewey: 813.54
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