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The Maytrees: A Novel
 

The Maytrees: A Novel

by Annie Dillard

Toby Maytree first sees Lou Bigelow on her bicycle in postwar Provincetown, Massachusetts. Her laughter and loveliness catch his breath. Maytree is a Provincetown native, an educated poet of thirty. As he courts Lou, just out of college, her stillness draws him. Hands-off, he hides his serious wooing, and idly shows her his poems.

In spare, elegant prose, Dillard traces the... (read more)

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  • Selby B

    selby b said:

    “I love Annie Dillard's writing, and this novel has some wonderful passages. I found the story line to have a few transitional bumps, which may have resulted when she cut her 1,200-page manuscript down to this spare finished work. For people who love Dillard and have read her other works, this novel will probably be admired; for those new to Dillard, I'd suggest starting somewhere else, such as "Pilgrim at Tinker Creek" or "Holy the Firm." I love her "Living by Fiction," as well.”

    posted Tuesday, September 23 2008
  • rivrpath

    rivrpath said:

    “This is a beautiful book with language that lingers with you. It dealss with real people with real lives who love and live as best they can, being human. I read this through and then read it again from cover to cover. I was caught up in the characters, the story and thexsquisite language. ”

    posted Tuesday, August 26 2008
  • Jan M

    jan m said:

    “I heard about this book--and listened to an interview with Annie Dillard--on Morning Edition (PBS) over the weekend. Sounds like a great read! Would love to hear comments.”

    posted Wednesday, August 1 2007 ( | view 1 reply )
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