Emily, Alone

by Stewart O'Nan

Book Overview

The moving companion novel to Henry, Himself and a bittersweet vision of love, family, and aging from bestselling author Stewart O'Nan Once again making the ordinary and overlooked not merely visible but vital to understanding our own lives, Stewart O'Nan confirms his position as an American master with Emily, Alone . A sequel to the bestselling, much-beloved Wish You Were Here , O'Nan's intimate novel follows Emily Maxwell, a widow whose grown children...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0143120492
• ISBN13: 9780143120490
• Release Date: December 2011
• Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 0.54 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.4" x 8.0"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher

Customer Reviews

No problem, if you need to go to sleep

This book is all character based. There is no plot. Which is fine, except the character you are following around is quite boring. Nothing actually happens nor does the character help you to feel what she is feeling. It’s like reading a food diary.

Loved this book

I actually bought this book without knowing it's a sequel to O'Nan's earlier work Wish You Were Here. I almost didn't read it because of this, but I'm glad I did. I was able to easily follow the story with zero prior knowledge of the characters. O'Nan takes what seems like a mundane concept - the day-to-day life of an older lady living on her own - and turns it into a surpisingly relatable story that is full of humor, sadness, and insight. You will never be bored while reading this book. Seriously, it's more of a page-turner than most thrillers I've read. It's not too long, but has a great deal of substance, which makes it a great leisure read. You should definitely pick up this book.