The Birth of a Grandfather

This is the story of the Wyeth family, set in Cambridge, Massachusetts (and in the summer, Maine): the very old, who are looking back; Sprig and his wife Frances, who are finding their way in the midst of youthful hopes that refuse to fade away; and the young, embarking on adulthood, sometimes with anger. As Sprig struggles to reach past his reserve so that he can be there for his wife and children, and for a friend who needs him, the other characters likewise find their way to what self-fulfillment means.

About the author

May Sarton (1912-1995) was an acclaimed poet, novelist, and memoirist.

Summary

Grandfathers are generally produced by the birth of grandchildren. But Sprig Wyeth needed more than the arrival of his first grandchild to welcome that role.

Product details

• Authors: May Sarton
• Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.06.1989
• EAN: 9780393305913
• ISBN: 978-0-393-30591-3
• No. of pages: 286
• Dimensions: 127 mm x 203 mm x 18 mm
• Weight: 347 g
• Series: Norton Paperback; Norton Paperback
• Subject: Fiction > Narrative literature