So begins May Sarton's short, swift blow of a novel, about the powerlessness of the old and the rage it can bring. As We Are Now tells the story of Caroline Spencer, a 76-year-old retired schoolteacher, mentally strong but physically frail, who has been moved by relatives into a "home." Subjected to subtle humiliations and petty cruelties, sustained for too short a time by the love of another person, she fights back with all she has, and in a powerful climax wins a terrible victory.

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Format: TradePaperback
Author: Sarton, May
ISBN: 9780393309577
Condition: Used
Dimensions: 8.28 x 0.35
Number Of Pages: 144
Publication Year: 1992

As We Are Now

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