Wish You Were Here
By Phillipa Ashley
(Sourcebooks Landmark, Paperback, 9781402241444, 298pp.)
Publication Date: June 2011
Other Editions of This Title: Paperback, Hardcover, Paperback, Paperback, Paperback, Paperback, MP3 CD
Categories: Contemporary Women, Romance - Contemporary
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Stewart O'Nan's moodily comic novel Emily, Alone follows an 80-year-old woman as she navigates the minutia of everyday life. O'Nan explains how he got inside Emily's head � and why he wanted to write about the daily indignities of getting older. More at NPR.org
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In his new novel, Emily, Alone, Stewart O'Nan explores the topics of widowhood and old age � but the book never feels stale, says Fresh Air's Maureen Corrigan. Instead, it is a charming, quiet meditation on getting older. More at NPR.org
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