The inherent guilts and fears of a woman when she finds herself trapped as wife and mother are described with laughter and sudden, surprising catches of tears.
"Stacey McAindra vit à Vancouver. Elle a 39 ans et incarne la femme au foyer moderne auprès d'un époux insociable et de leurs quatre enfants. En dépit d'une position sociale contraignante, elle s'octroie des petits plaisirs non sans culpabiliser. Pour alimenter la monotonie de son quotidien, elle convoque son passé, cherchant à ne pas répéter les erreurs de sa mère et de sa soeur."
""Stacey MacAindra is smart, witty, brave, and a bit desperate. Her marriage, her four children, and her happiness seem to be threatened by everything from well-meaning neighbors to her own sudden impulses for adventure. Her apparently staid suburban life involves an appalling abduction, strange romance, sudden death, and unexpected appearances by characters from other novels in the Manawaka series. Through all of this she somehow endures, and her story helps us to rediscover the richness and terror of the commonplace as well as the pain, beauty, and humor, of being alive.""
"The inherent guilts and fears of a woman when she finds herself trapped as wife and mother are described with laughter and sudden, surprising catches of tears."@en
"Stacey MacAindra, opgegroeid in het prairiestadje Manawaka, woont met man en kinderen in Vancouver. De vaart en het ritme van de grote stad vormen het decor voor haar twijfels: ze is negenendertig, zal nooit meer dansen als de beste, nooit meer vrijen met een andere man dan haar hardwerkende echtgenoot. Door het nieuws op radio en tv ziet ze de wereld in vlammen opgaan; mensen zijn vuurbewoners. In deze uitzonderlijke roman heeft Margaret Laurence opnieuw een onvergetelijke en hedendaagse heldin neergezet: slim en grappig, maar overspoeld door de verantwoordelijkheid voor haar man en kinderen staat Stacey midden in het leven, met alles wat daarbij komt kijken. Bron: Flaptekst, uitgeversinformatie."
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