The Education of Mrs. Bemis

by John Sedgwick

Book Overview

A dead body floating by a pier. An elderly woman curled up on a bed in a department store. A psychiatrist searching for her own identity. These are the pieces of the puzzle that, in John Sedgwick's... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0060195657
• ISBN13: 9780060195656
• Release Date: April 2002
• Publisher: Harper
• Length: 400 Pages
• Weight: 1.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.0" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

A very satisfying read

A haunting book, especially parts that are set back in time, when Madeline (Mrs.) Bemis was young during WW II. Gives a wonderful sense of how constraining it must have been in that era, especially for a girl coming from a "good" family. I also like the contemporary relationship between Mrs. Bemis and her therapist, forty years (more?) younger, who's got problems of her own.