The Son

by Gina Berriault

Book Overview

The haunting story of a woman who desires "something more, as if something more had been promised her that was not yet given." Vivian Carpentier, confined by her role as an upper class woman in the 1940s, gleans meaning only from erotic love. Troubled by the elusiveness of men, yet convinced that they run the world, she can barely conceal her desperation to entice. Struggling with motherhood and the failure of marriage, she takes jobs to bridge intervals...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1887178759
• ISBN13: 9781887178754
• Release Date: June 1998
• Publisher: Counterpoint LLC
• Length: 164 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.0" x 8.0"