Clever Girl - (P.S. (Paperback)) by Tessa Hadley (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>"Originally published, in a slightly different form, in Great Britain in 2013 by Jonathan Cape"--Title page verso.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p><strong>An indelible story of one woman's life, revealed in a series of beautifully sculpted episodes that illuminate an era, moving from the 1960s to today, from one of Britain's leading literary lights--Tessa Hadley.</strong></p><p><strong>"<em>Clever Girl</em> is...what could be called a 'sensibility' novel--a story that doesn't overreach, about a character who feels real, told in prose that isn't ornate yet is startlingly exact. The effect is a fine and well-chosen pileup of experiences that gather meaning and power."--Meg Wolitzer, <em>New York Times Book Review</em></strong><strong><br/><br/></strong><strong></strong></p><p><em>Clever Girl</em> is a powerful exploration of family relationships and class in modern life, witnessed through the experiences of an Englishwoman named Stella. Unfolding in a series of snapshots, Tessa Hadley's involving and moving novel follows Stella from childhood, growing up with her single mother in a Bristol bedsit, into the murky waters of middle age. It is a story vivid in its immediacy and rich in drama--violent deaths, failed affairs, broken dreams, missed chances. </p><p>Yet it is Hadley's observations of everyday life, her keen skill at capturing the ways men and women think and feel and relate to one another that elevate this tale into "a beautiful and precisely drawn portrait of an everywoman, both extraordinary and ordinary" (<em>Minneapolis Star Tribune</em>).</p><p> </p><p/><br></br><p><b> From the Back Cover </b></p></br></br><p><em>Clever Girl</em> is a powerful exploration of family relationships and class in modern life, witnessed through the experiences of an Englishwoman named Stella. Unfolding in a series of snapshots, Tessa Hadley's involving and moving novel follows Stella from childhood, growing up with her single mother in a Bristol bedsit, into the murky waters of middle age. It is a story vivid in its immediacy and rich in drama--violent deaths, failed affairs, broken dreams, missed chances. Yet it is Hadley's observations of everyday life, her keen skill at capturing the ways men and women think and feel and relate to one another that elevate this tale into "a beautiful and precisely drawn portrait of an everywoman, both extraordinary and ordinary" (<em>Minneapolis Star Tribune</em>).</p><p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>"Hadley's prose is both precise and imaginative....Her genteel style belies the many pointed insights she has to offer about female ambition and desire."--<em>New York Times</em><br><br>"Irresistibly charming."--<em>Vogue</em><br><br>"Looking for the next Kate Atkinson or Alice Munro? Pick up this lovely novel."--<em>People</em><br><br>"A rich, absorbing novel."--<b>Anne Landsman, <i>Vanity Fair</b></i><br><br>"Quietly brilliant....Hadley has always been adept at drawing out the unrecognisable from the everyday....Domestic fiction is often disparaged as less than serious, but Hadley demonstrates admirably that the genre can carry weight."--<b><i>Sunday Times, </b></i> London<br><br>"With <i>Clever Girl</i>, Tessa Hadley examines the blunt force of young adulthood. She deftly portrays this short stretch of time in which we make many of the most important decisions of our lives, all while driving under the influence of ignorance and inchoate sexuality."--<b>Carol Anshaw, author of <i>Carry the One</b></i><br><br>"Involving.... Intrigues and engages.... The smooth narrative echoes Hadley's cool and precise prose.... There's plenty of family drama (including murder) but Hadley's strength is in describing what is often left unnoticed."--Financial Times (London)<br><br>"One woman's story comes to exemplify a whole era in this marvelous novel. Tessa Hadley writes with a poet's attentiveness to language, and finds the profound and wondrous in the seemingly quietest of lives."--Ron Rash, author of Serena<br><br>"Subtle....A story that doesn't overreach, about a character who feels real, told in prose that isn't ornate yet is startlingly exact. The effect is a fine and well-chosen pileup of experiences that gather meaning and power....Stella may not stand out, but Tessa Hadley certainly does."--Meg Wolitzer, New York Times Book Review<br><br>"Ultimately, this is a beautiful and precisely drawn portrait of an everywoman, both extraordinary and ordinary."--Melanie Cremins, Minneapolis Star Tribune<br>
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