A Wild Ride Up The Cupboards - Couverture rigide

Bauer, Ann

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0743269497 ISBN 13 : 9780743269490

Editeur : Scribner, 2005

Synopsis

Edward is nearly four years old when he begins his slow, painful withdrawal from the world. For those who love him -- his father, Jack, and mother, Rachel, pregnant with their third child -- the transformation of their happy, intelligent firstborn into a sleepless, feral stranger is a devastating blow, one that brings enormous ramifications not just for Edward and his parents, but also for their younger son, Matt, and soon-to-be-born daughter."A Wild Ride Up the Cupboards" follows this nuclear family as Rachel and Jack try to come to terms with their son's descent into autism (or something like it) and struggle to sustain their marriage under this unanticipated strain. Threaded through the novel, too, is the story of Rachel's deceased uncle Mickey, who may have suffered from a similar disorder at a time when parenting, pediatrics, and ideas about child psychology were entirely different from today's. As Rachel delves into her own family history in search of answers, flashbacks to Mickey's life afford moving insight into the nature of childhood disorders and the coping mechanisms of different families.A spellbinding, brilliantly nuanced portrait of a marriage and a family, this compelling drama also poses provocative, real-life questions: How much should a mother sacrifice for her children? How much intervention is too much? When do parents' ambitions for their offspring become counterproductive, even destructive? Who should decide what is best for the child? Is it ever worth sacrificing a marriage for a child?"A Wild Ride Up the Cupboards" is a carefully crafted, compulsively readable, emotional page-turner that reveals a remarkable gift for language and storytelling andenormous insight into the complexities and dilemmas of domestic life and parenthood. It is a striking exploration of love, faith, and sacrifice that will resonate with readers everywhere.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

Edward is nearly four when he begins his slow, painful withdrawal from the world. For those who love him - his father, Jack, and mother, Rachel, pregnant with her third child - the transformation of their happy, intelligent firstborn into a sleepless feral stranger is a devastating blow. As Rachel delves into family history in search of answers, flashbacks from the past afford insight into the coping mechanisms of different families and marriages.
A WILD RIDE UP THE CUPBOARDS poses questions not easily answered. How much should a mother sacrifice for her children? When do parents' ambitions for their offspring become counterproductive, even destructive? And who should decide what is best for the child? Ann Bauer's spellbinding fiction debut is a brilliantly nuanced portrait of a marriage - and a family - under siege.

Revue de presse

"Recalls the early work of Sue Miller and Anne Tyler." -- Providence Journal

"A triumph of good writing." -- The Washington Post

"Bauer expertly maps the ferocity and anguish of a parent's love for a child . . . [in a] spell of exceptional storytelling." -- Entertainment Weekly

"A beautifully rendered novel . . . [of] searing and often heartbreaking passion." -- Minneapolis Star Tribune

"This is a phenomenal first novel, a story of mother love . . . told with delicacy and humor." -- Garrison Keillor

"Bauer's prose often pierces with authentic, unsentimental power." -- Publishers Weekly

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Scribner
• Date d'édition: 2005
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0743269497
• ISBN 13: 9780743269490
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 288
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible