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Oct 30, 2023 · McDermott's latest novel, which centers on two American women who meet in Saigon in 1963, explores themes of religion, humility and insistent charitable intervention.
Oct 27, 2023 · What happens when two American women attempt to help the people of Saigon? In Alice McDermott’s new novel, the answer is complicated.
Oct 31, 2023 · A riveting account of women’s lives on the margins of the Vietnam War. In Saigon in 1963, two young American wives form a wary alliance. Tricia is a starry-eyed newlywed, married to a rising oil engineer “on loan” to US Navy Intelligence.
Oct 31, 2023 · A virtuosic new novel from Alice McDermott, one of our most observant, most affecting writers, about folly and grace, obligation, sacrifice, and, finally, the quest for absolution in a broken world.
- Alice McDermott
Oct 31, 2023 · Hardcover – October 31, 2023. by Alice McDermott (Author) 4.2 3,513 ratings. See all formats and editions. AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER. Named a Best Book of the Year by Time, Esquire, Good Housekeeping, Kirkus Reviews, Los Angeles Times, NPR, Oprah Daily, Real Simple, and Vogue.
- Alice McDermott
Alice McDermott's novel about the humanitarian efforts of American corporate wives living in Vietnam in the early '60s, Absolution, takes a detour to New York City in the previous decade, where Tricia, the protagonist, and her radicalized friend Stella participate in sit-ins against the compulsory Cold War duck-and-cover drills.
Oct 31, 2023 · McDermott, a National Book Award winner for “Charming Billy,” rewinds the clock 60 years as the charismatic JFK, troubled by growing U.S. involvement in Vietnam, was fomenting a plan to ...
