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The distinguished guest

An old woman debilitated by illness moves in with her son. She is a writer who made a name for herself with feminists for getting rid of her husband, but her children have always condemned her for it. The novel looks at the way the son's resentment affects his own wife and children.

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  • "When Alan's elderly mother, an acclaimed novelist with Parkinson's disease, comes to live with Alan and his wife, Gaby, the younger generation is disturbed by Lily's debilitation and reassesses their own lives."
  • "An old woman debilitated by illness moves in with her son. She is a writer who made a name for herself with feminists for getting rid of her husband, but her children have always condemned her for it. The novel looks at the way the son's resentment affects his own wife and children."@en
  • "An old woman debilitated by illness moves in with her son. She is a writer who made a name for herself with feminists for getting rid of her husband, but her children have always condemned her for it. The novel looks at the way the son's resentment affects his own wife and children."
  • "When Alan's elderly mother, an acclaimed novelist with Parkinson's disease, comes to live with Alan and his wife, Gaby, the younger generation is disturbed by Lily's debilitation and reassess their own lives."@en
  • "Sue Miller's dramatic power and sensitivity to emotional issues are at their peak in The Distinguished Guest, the profound and moving story of a mother and son that touches the deepest concerns about love, art, family, and life."@en
  • "Les remous psychologiques que produit chez un architecte mari ̌et pr̈e de deux enfants, l'arrivě de la personne du titre, en l'occurrence, sa cľb̈re mr̈e qui a publi ̌ses ##Mm̌oires##, ce qui augmente le ressentiment. Un roman solide et profond. [SDM]."
  • "Als een bejaarde Amerikaanse schrijfster met de ziekte van Parkinson tijdelijk bij haar zoon in huis komt, worden beiden geconfronteerd met hun verleden en raken ze voor het eerst in gesprek met elkaar."

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  • "Fiction"
  • "Fiction"@en
  • "Belletristische Darstellung"
  • "Domestic fiction"
  • "Domestic fiction"@en
  • "Electronic books"@en

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  • "Une invitée très respectable"
  • "The distinguished guest"
  • "The distinguished guest"@en
  • "The Distinguished Guest"@en
  • "Hedersgästen : [roman]"@sv
  • "Hedersgasten"
  • "Een goede gast"
  • "The distinguished guest : [a novel]"
  • "Hædersgæsten"@da
  • "Ein besonderer Gast : Roman"

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