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The widows of Eastwick

More than three decades have passed since the events described in John Updike?s The Witches of Eastwick. The three divorcées?Alexandra, Jane, and Sukie?have left town, remarried, and become widows. They cope with their grief and solitude as widows do: they travel the world, to such foreign lands as Canada, Egypt, and China, and renew old acquaintance. Why not, Sukie and Jane ask Alexandra, go back to Eastwick for the summer? The old Rhode Island seaside town, where they indulged in wicked mischief under the influence of the diabolical Darryl Van Horne, is still magical for them. Now Darryl is gone, and their lovers of the time have aged or died, but enchantment remains in the familiar streets and scenery of the village, where they enjoyed their lusty primes as free and empowered women. And, among the local citizenry, there are still those who remember them, and wish them ill. How they cope with the lingering traces of their evil deeds, the shocks of a mysterious counterspell, and the advancing inroads of old age, form the burden on Updike?s delightful, ominous sequel.

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  • "More than three decades have passed since Alexandra, Jane and Sukie left Eastwick. They have since remarried and become widows. Coping with their grief and solitude as widows do: they travel the world. Why not, Sukie and Jane ask Alexandra, go back to Eastwick for the summer?The old Rhode Island seaside town, where they indulged in wicked mischief under the influence of the diabolical Darryl Van Horne, is still magical for them. Darryl is gone, but enchantment remains in the familiar village, where they enjoyed their primes as free, empowered women. How will they cope with the lingering traces of their evil deeds, the shocks of a mysterious counterspell and the advancing inroads of old age."
  • "After traveling the world to exotic lands, Alexandra, Jane, and Sukie -- now widowed but still witches -- return to the Rhode Island seaside town of Eastwick, "the scene of their primes," site of their enchanted mischief more than three decades ago. Diabolical Darryl Van Horne is gone, and what was once a center of license and liberation is now a "haven of wholesomeness" populated by hockey moms and househusbands acting out against the old ways of their own absent, experimenting parents. With spirits still willing but flesh weaker, the three women must confront a powerful new counterspell of conformity. In this wicked and wonderful novel, John Updike is as his very best - a legendary mster of literary magic up to his old delightful tricks."
  • "Alexandra, Jane, and Sukie return to the old Rhode Island seaside town where they indulged in wicked mischief under the influence of the diabolical Darryl Van Horne. Darryl is gone, and their lovers of the time have aged or died, but enchantment remains in the familiar streets and scenery of the village, where they enjoyed their lusty primes as free and empowered women. And, among the local citizenry, there are still those who remember them, and wish them ill. How they cope with the lingering traces of their evil deeds, the shocks of a mysterious counterspell, and the advancing inroads of old age are at the heart of Updike's delightful, ominous sequel. -- From publisher description."
  • "More than three decades have passed since the events described in John Updike?s The Witches of Eastwick. The three divorcées?Alexandra, Jane, and Sukie?have left town, remarried, and become widows. They cope with their grief and solitude as widows do: they travel the world, to such foreign lands as Canada, Egypt, and China, and renew old acquaintance. Why not, Sukie and Jane ask Alexandra, go back to Eastwick for the summer? The old Rhode Island seaside town, where they indulged in wicked mischief under the influence of the diabolical Darryl Van Horne, is still magical for them. Now Darryl is gone, and their lovers of the time have aged or died, but enchantment remains in the familiar streets and scenery of the village, where they enjoyed their lusty primes as free and empowered women. And, among the local citizenry, there are still those who remember them, and wish them ill. How they cope with the lingering traces of their evil deeds, the shocks of a mysterious counterspell, and the advancing inroads of old age, form the burden on Updike?s delightful, ominous sequel."@en
  • "Alexandra, Jane, and Sukie return to the old Rhode Island seaside town where they indulged in wicked mischief under the influence of the diabolical Darryl Van Horne. Darryl is gone, and their lovers of the time have aged or died, but enchantment remains in the familiar streets and scenery of the village, where they enjoyed their lusty primes as free and empowered women. And, among the local citizenry, there are still those who remember them, and wish them ill. How they cope with the lingering traces of their evil deeds, the shocks of a mysterious counterspell, and the advancing inroads of old age are at the heart of Updike's delightful, ominous sequel.--From publisher description."@en
  • "Alexandra, Jane, and Sukie return to the old Rhode Island seaside town where they indulged in wicked mischief under the influence of the diabolical Darryl Van Horne. Darryl is gone, and their lovers of the time have aged or died, but enchantment remains in the familiar streets and scenery of the village, where they enjoyed their lusty primes as free and empowered women. And, among the local citizenry, there are still those who remember them, and wish them ill. How they cope with the lingering traces of their evil deeds, the shocks of a mysterious counterspell, and the advancing inroads of old age are at the heart of Updike's delightful, ominous sequel.--From publisher description."
  • "Updike retoma sus tres brujas de Eastwick, ahora las viudas, elaborado junto con el pasado todav?a los obsesionaba."
  • "More than three decades have passed since Alexandra, Jane and Sukie left Eastwick. They have since remarried and become widows. Coping with their grief and solitude as widows do: they travel the world. Why not, Sukie and Jane ask Alexandra, go back to Eastwick for the summer? The old Rhode Island seaside town, where they indulged in wicked mischief under the influence of the diabolical Darryl Van Horne, is still magical for them. Darryl is gone, but enchantment remains in the familiar village, where they enjoyed their primes as free, empowered women. How will they cope with the lingering traces of their evil deeds, the shocks of a mysterious counterspell and the advancing inroads of old age."
  • "Alexandra, Jane et Suki sont désormais veuves de leurs seconds maris. Elles retournent passer deux mois à Eastwick et tentent de racheter leurs péchés. Elles sont bientôt confrontées à la sorcellerie vengeresse d'une ancienne connaissance."
  • "When the three witches - now old, remarried and widowed - decide to go back to Eastwick to spend a summer together, many things have changed. Darryl Van Horne is gone. Their husbands and lovers have gone. The lithe and supple bodies with which they wrecked marriages and wreaked havoc many years before have gone - and have been replaced with the quiet aches and encumbrances of age. But a chemistry still crackles between the three and magic still lingers in the Eastwick air, and soon it becomes clear that there are those around them who remember them, and wish them ill. The Widows of Eastwick takes the mischief and enchantment of The Witches of and reshapes it in a new emotional landscape, resulting in a sensitive study of the passing of youth and a darkly funny novel that shines with luminous sexual reminiscences and satirical observations about modern America."@en
  • "Alexandra, Jane and Sukie have left town, remarried, and become widows. They cope with their grief and solitude as widows do: they travel the world to exotic lands such as Canada, China and Egypt and renew old acquaintances. And then, one summer, they decide to go back to Eastwick."@en

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  • "Large type books"
  • "Fiction"@en
  • "Fiction"
  • "American fiction"
  • "Belletristische Darstellung"
  • "Electronic books"@en
  • "Fantasy fiction"
  • "Fantasy fiction"@en
  • "Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)"@en
  • "Powieść amerykańska"@pl
  • "Powieść amerykańska"
  • "Translations"
  • "Americké romány"

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  • "The widows of Eastwick"@en
  • "The widows of Eastwick"
  • "Dong cun gua fu"
  • "東村寡婦"
  • "東村寡婦 = The widows of eastwick"
  • "The Widows of Eastwick"
  • "The Widows of Eastwick"@en
  • "Las viudas de Eastwick"
  • "Las viudas de Eastwick"@es
  • "Les veuves d'Eastwick : Roman"
  • "As viúvas de Eastwick"
  • "Dong cun gua fu = The widows of eastwick"
  • "Les veuves d'Eastwick : roman"
  • "The widows of Eastwick : [a novel]"
  • "Die Witwen von Eastwick"
  • "Die Witwen von Eastwick Roman"
  • "Wdowy z Eastwick"@pl
  • "Les Vídues d'Eastwick"@ca
  • "Wdowy z Eastwick"
  • "Les veuves d'Eastwick"
  • "The widows of eastwick"
  • "Die Witwen von Eastwick : Roman"
  • "Vdovy z Eastwicku"
  • "Le vedove di Eastwick"@it
  • "Le vedove di Eastwick"

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