Crucial Conversations

Reed and Poppy Whitelaw's conventional and apparently serene life together is shattered when Poppy tells Reed that she has decided to leave him. In a series of encounters that follow the shock of this news, which affects not only Reed but also their children and friends-in particular Philip, who must learn why he is so invested in their marriage-Reed and Poppy struggle to make sense of their lives in this alien new terrain.

About the author

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

Summary

"May Sarton's provocative novel is about a wife who has outgrown her husband, and after twenty-seven years of marriage decides that she has had enough. . . . she is altogether believable." —The Atlantic

Product details

• Authors: May Sarton
• Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.02.1994
• EAN: 9780393311020
• ISBN: 978-0-393-31102-0
• No. of pages: 158
• Dimensions: 140 mm x 216 mm x 9 mm
• Weight: 208 g
• Subject: Fiction > Narrative literature