Private Life by Unknown, Bill Bryson
In her latest novel, after Ten Days in the Hills (2007), the Pulitzer Prizewinning author offers a cold-eyed view of the compromises required by marriage while also providing an intimate portrait of life in the Midwest and West during the years 18831942. By the time she reaches the age of 27, Margaret Mayfield has known a lot of tragedy in her life. She has lost two brothers, one to an accident, the other to illness, as well as her father, who committed suicide. Her strong-minded mother, Lavinia, knows that her daughters prospects for marriage are dim and takes every opportunity to encourage Margarets friendship with eccentric scientist Andrew Early. When the two marry and move to a naval base in San Francisco, Margaret becomes more than Andrews helpmeetshe is also his cook, driver, and typist as well as the captive audience for his rants against Einstein and his own quirky theories about the universe. As Smiley covers in absorbing detail both private and world eventsa lovely Missouri
Literature
Private Life
Unknown, Bill Bryson
Category: Literature
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In her latest novel, after Ten Days in the Hills (2007), the Pulitzer Prizewinning author offers a cold-eyed view of the compromises required by marriage while also providing an intimate portrait of life in the Midwest and West during the years 18831942. By the time she reaches the age of 27, Margaret Mayfield has known a lot of tragedy in her life. She has lost two brothers, one to an accident, the other to illness, as well as her father, who committed suicide. Her strong-minded mother, Lavinia, knows that her daughters prospects for marriage are dim and takes every opportunity to encourage Margarets friendship with eccentric scientist Andrew Early. When the two marry and move to a naval base in San Francisco, Margaret becomes more than Andrews helpmeetshe is also his cook, driver, and typist as well as the captive audience for his rants against Einstein and his own quirky theories about the universe. As Smiley covers in absorbing detail both private and world eventsa lovely Missouri
