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- Book Title
- Love of My Youth
- Publication Name
- The Love of My Youth
- Title
- The Love of My Youth
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- ISBN-10
- 0307390322
- EAN
- 9780307390325
- ISBN
- 9780307390325
- Publisher
- Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
- Genre
- Fiction
- Topic
- Contemporary Women, Romance / Contemporary, Literary
- Release Year
- 2012
- Release Date
- 03/04/2012
- Language
- English
- Country/Region of Manufacture
- US
- Item Height
- 0.7in
- Item Length
- 8in
- Item Width
- 5.2in
- Item Weight
- 8.4 Oz
- Publication Year
- 2012
- Number of Pages
- 320 Pages
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Miranda and Adam, high school sweethearts now in their late fifties, arrive by chance at the same time in Rome, a city where they once spent a summer deeply in love. At an awkward reunion, Adam suggests that they meet for daily walks and get to know each other again. Both have their own sense of who betrayed whom and long-held interpretations of the events that caused them not to part. But gradually, as they take in the pleasures of the city and the drama of its streets, they discover not only what matters to them now but also what happened to them long ago. From acclaimed author Mary Gordon, The Love of My Youth is a poignant look at first love, at the hopes and dreams of a generation, and at what became of them.
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Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
ISBN-10
0307390322
ISBN-13
9780307390325
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109063289
Product Key Features
Book Title
Love of My Youth
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Topic
Contemporary Women, Romance / Contemporary, Literary
Publication Year
2012
Genre
Fiction
Number of Pages
320 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
8in
Item Height
0.7in
Item Width
5.2in
Item Weight
8.4 Oz
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"Gordon's art in capturing the social and political texture of the times brings the story alive." - San Francisco Chronicle "Lovely and thoughtful." - The Washington Post "Even if first love isn't as rosy for most people as it was for Miranda and Adam, Gordon was definitely on to something when she shaped The Love of My Youth around that concept. For surely there is no one more likely than the love of your youth to remind you of everything you hoped to become." - The Miami Herald "Gordon casts her drama with strong characters." - The New York Times "Emotionally engaging and smoothly flowing, The Love of My Youth showcases Gordon's power to write with controlled urgency, without dissembling or exaggeration, to reveal truths that are hard to face in the unsparing light of day, but without which we could not see ourselves as we are." -Liesl Schillinger, The New York Times Book Review "Entrancing . . . Gordon deftly awakens the strain of regret and desire that we too feel as we watch old loves and old selves recede." -Julia M. Klein, Los Angeles Times "Gordon . . . writes of the affection and wistfulness one has looking at the self growing smaller in the rearview mirror. And as a soulful and spiritual writer, the author of Final Payments and Circling my Mother , she is in many ways just the person to write such a book. . . [The Love of My Youth] provides us a nice leisurely space to wander-and wonder." -Karen Sandstrom, Cleveland Plain Dealer "[Gordon] is sensitive to the subtlest differences of class and religion, and the most satisfying aspects of The Love of My Youth are Gordon's interpretations of how the differences in Adam and Miranda's backgrounds impact their relationship. The novel is also filled with small resonating details, from the architectural beauties of urban Rome to Adam and Miranda's anxious glimpses of their aging bodies in front of hotel mirrors. The Love of My Youth is as much about how we feel about our past and the choices we made and make, as it is about the love story between two young people." -Lauren Bufferd, BookPage "Virtuoso and versatile Gordon offers brilliantly fresh takes on family conflicts, women's lives, war, and global suffering while ingeniously meshing classic love stories with modern mores, and ecstasy with wisdom, to create an enthralling drama of innocent passion, crushing tragedy, and the careful construction of stable, nurturing lives." - Booklist (starred review) "Thoughtful and moving, Gordon's latest captures the ardor and vulnerability of young love and the cautious circumspection of middle age." - Publishers Weekly "Since this is Gordon, you can rightly expect many thoughtful, penetrating insights on how we manage ourselves as we get older, all couched in shining and gently acidic prose." - Library Journal From the Hardcover edition., "Evocative. . . . A subtle and precise exploration of the human heart." - The Boston Globe "Emotionally engaging and smoothly flowing, The Love of My Youth showcases Gordon's power to write with controlled urgency, without dissembling or exaggeration, to reveal truths that are hard to face in the unsparing light of day, but without which we could not see ourselves as we are." - The New York Times Book Review "Entrancing. . . . Gordon deftly awakens the strain of regret and desire that we too feel as we watch old loves and old selves recede." - Los Angeles Times "Vivid. . . . Not so much a romance as a reckoning. . . . Gordon crafts a story layered with wise insights, and gives it a picture-postcard setting that lovers of Italy will delight in." - The Seattle Times "Evocative. . . . A travelogue through time, as well as through some of Rome's most beautiful spaces, Gordon's novel dangles out the fantasy of the faultlessly executed second chance. . . . An enchanting read." -Maureen Corrigan, NPR's "Fresh Air" "Gordon writes of the affection and wistfulness one has looking at the self growing smaller in the rearview mirror. And as a soulful and spiritual writer, she is in many ways just the person to write such a book. . . . The Love of My Youth provides us a nice leisurely space to wander-and wonder." - Cleveland Plain Dealer "Gordon's art in capturing the social and political texture of the [1960s] brings the story alive. . . . Armchair travelers will find much to enjoy." - San Francisco Chronicle "Intricately realized. . . . Gordon's evocation of thoughtful college students in the late '60s (her own college era) is exceptionally nuanced and convincing." - The Atlantic "Gordon is sensitive to the subtlest differences of class and religion, and the most satisfying aspects of The Love of My Youth are Gordon's interpretations of how the differences in Adam and Miranda's backgrounds impact their relationship. The novel is also filled with small resonating details, from the architectural beauties of urban Rome to Adam and Miranda's anxious glimpses of their aging bodies in front of hotel mirrors. The Love of My Youth is as much about how we feel about our past and the choices we made and make, as it is about the love story between two young people." - BookPage "Even if first love isn't as rosy for most people as it was for Miranda and Adam, Gordon was definitely on to something when she shaped The Love of My Youth around that concept. For surely there is no one more likely than the love of your youth to remind you of everything you hoped to become." -The Associated Press "Virtuoso and versatile Gordon offers brilliantly fresh takes on family conflicts, women's lives, war, and global suffering while ingeniously meshing classic love stories with modern mores, and ecstasy with wisdom, to create an enthralling drama of innocent passion, crushing tragedy, and the careful construction of stable, nurturing lives." - Booklist (starred review) "Thoughtful and moving, Gordon's latest captures the ardor and vulnerability of young love and the cautious circumspection of middle age." - Publishers Weekly
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