WONDERFUL WOMEN BY THE SEA

by Monika Fagerholm ‧ RELEASE DATE: April 1, 1997

This entertaining first novel, which earned its Flemish author ""two major Scandinavian literary prizes,"" describes several summer vacations enjoyed by a pair of women friends and their gradually intermingling and interdependent families. Isabella's young son Thomas and Rose's willful daughter Renee stumble through an incipient relationship, which subtly parallels and mocks the vacillating degrees of intimacy indulged by their adult counterparts. Set in the 1960s and dominated by its protagonists' fascination with American political and social upheavals, this debut offers a bleak and funny view of the pains of growing up and the difficulties of adapting to rapidly changing times and ideals.

Pub Date: April 1, 1997

ISBN: 1565844882

Page Count: 336

Publisher: New Press

Review Posted Online: N/A

Kirkus Reviews Issue: March 15, 1997

Categories: FICTION