Florence Gordon - by Brian Morton (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br><p>A wise and entertaining novel about a woman who has lived life on her own terms for seventy-five defiant and determined years, only to find herself suddenly thrust to the center of her family's various catastrophes</p><p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><b>"Exquisitely crafted . . . Witty, nuanced and ultimately moving." --Maureen Corrigan, <i>Fresh Air</i> <br> </b> <br><b>Named a Best Book of the Year by NPR, the <i>San Francisco Chronicle, </i> <i>Salon, </i>and <i>The Millions, </i> and a Best Fiction Book of the Year by the <i>Christian Science Monitor</i> - Finalist for the Kirkus Prize -<i> Chicago Tribune</i> Editor's Choice - An Indie Next Pick <p/> "Smart, funny, and compassionate . . . [<i>Florence Gordon</i>] is a treat." -- <i>People</i> <p/> "Hilarious and addictive." -- <i>San Francisco Chronicle</i></b> <p/> Meet Florence Gordon, a blunt, brilliant feminist. At seventy-five, Florence wants to be left alone to write her memoir and shape her legacy. But when her son and his family come to visit, they embroil Florence in their dramas, threatening her coveted solitude. Marked with searing wit, sophisticated intelligence, and a tender respect for humanity, <i>Florence Gordon</i> is cast with a constellation of unforgettable characters. Chief among them is Florence herself, who can humble fools with a single barbed line, but who eventually finds that there are some realities even she cannot outwit. <p/><b>"It's such a cliché to say a book makes you laugh and cry, but this one does, in the deftest way." -- Emily Gould, <i>Paste</i> <p/> "Deliciously sharp and deeply sympathetic . . . a truly gifted novelist." -- Adam Kirsch, <i> Tablet</i></b> <br><p/><br></br><p><b> From the Back Cover </b></p></br></br><b>Named a Best Book of the Year by NPR, the <i>San Francisco Chronicle, </i><i>Salon, </i>and <i>The Millions, </i> and a Best Fiction Book of the Year by the <i>Christian Science Monitor</i> . Finalist for the Kirkus Prize .<i> Chicago Tribune</i> Editor s Choice . An Indie Next Pick<br /> <br /> Smart, funny, and compassionate . . . [<i>Florence Gordon</i>] is a treat. <i>People</i><br /> <br /> Hilarious and addictive. <i>San Francisco Chronicle</i></b><br /> <br /> Meet Florence Gordon, a blunt, brilliant feminist. At seventy-five, Florence wants to be left alone to write her memoir and shape her legacy. But when her son and his family come to visit, they embroil Florence in their dramas, threatening her coveted solitude. Marked with searing wit, sophisticated intelligence, and a tender respect for humanity, <i>Florence Gordon</i> is cast with a constellation of unforgettable characters. Chief among them is Florence herself, who can humble fools with a single barbed line, but who eventually finds that there are some realities even she cannot outwit.<br /> <br /> It s such a cliche to say a book makes you laugh and cry, but this one does, in the deftest way. Emily Gould, <i>Paste</i><br /> <br /> Deliciously sharp and deeply sympathetic . . . a truly gifted novelist. Adam Kirsch, <i> Tablet</i><br /> <br /><b>Brian Morton </b>is the author of five novels, including <i>Starting Out in the Evening, </i> a finalist for the PEN/Faulkner Award and now an acclaimed feature film, and <i>Breakable You, </i> soon to be a motion picture. He teaches at New York University and the Bennington Writing Seminars and is the director of Sarah Lawrence College s writing program.<br />"<p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br><p>"Always a pleasure to read for his well-drawn characters, quiet insight and dialogue that crackles with wit, Morton here raises his own bar in all three areas." -- Kirkus, starred review</p><p>"Morton's characters are sharply drawn, vivid in temperament and behavior, and his prose smartly reveals Florence's strength and dignity." --Publishers Weekly, starred review</p><p>"Morton's intelligent, layered portrait of a feisty, independent older woman is an absolute joy to read, not only for its delightful wit but also for its dignified appraisal of aging and living life on one's own terms." --Booklist, starred review <p/> "Morton (Starting Out in the Evening) has created an obstreperous, rebellious character who is likable for being true to herself." --Library Journal</p><p>"Combining a rigorous intellect and a deep humanity, this is the story of a feminist hero, a family coming together and apart, and the ways we interpret the past and attempt to face the future. Most of all, Florence Gordon shows how passion -- of one type or the other -- shapes a heart." --Alice Sebold, author of The Lovely Bones</p><p>"Perceptive isn't a strong enough word to describe Brian Morton's insight into family dynamics; psychic is more like it. From the nuances of a long marriage to the inevitable, infinitely sad divisions and tender connections between grandparents and parents and children, Morton nails it all. And somehow he still manages to be funny, even as he breaks your heart."--Emily Gould, author of Friendship</p><p>"Florence Gordon is a marvelous creation. Like many great characters in English literature, she is a sacred monster, fully realized and richly present in the pages of this thoroughly enjoyable book."--Vivian Gornick, author of Fierce Attachments and Approaching Eye Level</p><p>"A marvelously wise, compassionate, funny, rueful and altogether winning novel. Brian Morton knows inside-out this tribe of witty, thoughtful people who, for all their decent values and good intentions, can't seem to narrow the unbridgeable distance between men and women, young and old, pride and compromise, solitariness and community. Florence Gordon is his most generously ample, humane and vital book."--Phillip Lopate, author of To Show and To Tell and Against Joie de Vivre</p><p>"Florence Gordon is one of contemporary literature's most wondrous characters: flawed and brilliant, funny and serious, totally unforgettable."--Darin Strauss, author of Chang and Eng and Half a Life</p><p>"Florence Gordon belongs on the very short list of wonderful novels about older women. Florence, the brilliant, cranky, solitude-craving feminist writer, is an indelible character, and her New York--the fading city of books and writers and melancholy oddballs --lives on in these immensely pleasurable pages."--Katha Pollit, author of Learning to Drive: and Other Life Stories </p><br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br>BRIAN MORTON is the author of five novels, including <i>Starting Out in the Evening</i>, which was a finalist for the PEN/Faulkner Award and was made into an acclaimed feature film, and <i>A Window Across the River</i>, which was a <i>Today </i>Book Club selection.
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