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The Widows of Eastwick Audio Book
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The Widows of Eastwick
Author:
John Updike
Reader: Kate Reading
After more than 30 years, Alexandra, Jane, and Sukie return to Eastwick – where they once indulged in wicked mischief. Awaiting them are those who still wish them ill, and the women must cope with the lingering traces of their evil deeds and the shocks of a mysterious counter-spell. "Reading gives a powerful and entertaining performance, capturing the essence of each character with equally driven intensity and passion."—Publishers Weekly
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Available Audio Book Editions:
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UNABRIDGED |
Audio CDs ( 9 ) |
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Publish Date: 10/21/2008
ISBN: 9780739370797
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Synopsis:
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More than three decades after the events of The Witches of Eastwick, Alexandra, Jane, and Sukie, all now widowed, return to the Rhode Island seaside town of Eastwick for the summer after many years away and find themselves dealing with the lingering legacy of their evil deeds, the shocks of a mysterious counterspell, and the inroads of aging. Simultaneous.
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Book Reviews:
| "[John Updike] still wrings more from a sentence than almost anyone else. His sorcery is startlingly fresh, page upon page." |
| New York Times Book Review - Sam Tanenhaus (10/26/2008) |
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Author Bio:
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John Updike, the son of a schoolteacher father and a mother who wanted to be a writer, was raised in Reading, Pennsylvania--a town not unlike Brewer, where, many years later, he situated his famous character, Rabbit Angstrom. Updike graduated from Harvard, where he nourished "an un-Harvardian desire to be a cartoonist," as he put it in an interview, and where he was turned down "repeatedly" for Archibald MacLeish's writing class. He was also editor of Harvard's famous humor magazine, the Lampoon. After college, Updike worked for a few years on the staff of The New Yorker before he began publishing fiction. He is the author of over 50 books, including not only novels but collections of short stories, poems, and criticism--even children's books. His novels have been almost invariably critical and popular successes, and his tetralogy about Rabbit Angstrom (RABBIT, RUN; RABBIT REDUX; RABBIT IS RICH; RABBIT AT REST) has assured him a prominent place in American literary history. Updike is a disciplined writer who has said that he can't enjoy the rest of the day until he's written at least a thousand words. Considered one of the masters of contemporary fiction, he has won the Pulitzer Prize, the National Book Award, the American Book Award, and the National Book Critics Circle Award. Updike is the father of four children and has been married twice. He died in 2009 from lung cancer.
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