New Directions
The Halt During the Chase
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9780811237451
ISBN13:
9780811237451
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$17.95
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Sophie--a clever and charming young woman--is trying to get out from under her mother's thumb. She's in love with her childhood friend Philip (pragmatic, attractive, a bit of a bore), but she often worries that she loves him too much for her own good, and that he might only be another thumb to crawl under. Both a sincere bildungsroman of Sophie's attempt to seize a life for herself and a comic masterpiece with cutting observations and asides, The Halt During the Chase is flutteringly alive as it discusses different forms of love, adulthood ("Isn't buying new lampshades a form of slow death?"), marriage, insecurity, and stifling British snobbery and classism. Sophie's voice, fueled by Tonks's acidic narration, evolves from thrashing about in various traps into a triumphant, croaky-throated liberation song.
| Author: Rosemary Tonks |
| Publisher: New Directions |
| Publication Date: Oct 03, 2023 |
| Number of Pages: 160 pages |
| Language: English |
| Binding: Paperback |
| ISBN-10: 0811237451 |
| ISBN-13: 9780811237451 |
The Halt During the Chase
$17.95
$16.77
Sale 7%
Sophie--a clever and charming young woman--is trying to get out from under her mother's thumb. She's in love with her childhood friend Philip (pragmatic, attractive, a bit of a bore), but she often worries that she loves him too much for her own good, and that he might only be another thumb to crawl under. Both a sincere bildungsroman of Sophie's attempt to seize a life for herself and a comic masterpiece with cutting observations and asides, The Halt During the Chase is flutteringly alive as it discusses different forms of love, adulthood ("Isn't buying new lampshades a form of slow death?"), marriage, insecurity, and stifling British snobbery and classism. Sophie's voice, fueled by Tonks's acidic narration, evolves from thrashing about in various traps into a triumphant, croaky-throated liberation song.
| Author: Rosemary Tonks |
| Publisher: New Directions |
| Publication Date: Oct 03, 2023 |
| Number of Pages: 160 pages |
| Language: English |
| Binding: Paperback |
| ISBN-10: 0811237451 |
| ISBN-13: 9780811237451 |
