Description
Nora Eldridge, a solitary elementary school teacher in Cambridge, Massachusetts, finds her quiet life disrupted by the arrival of a new family and their captivating young daughter, Reza. As Nora becomes increasingly entangled with Reza and her charismatic, bohemian parents, she is drawn into a complex web of desire, obsession, and moral ambiguity. This gripping narrative explores the intoxicating power of longing and the dangerous consequences of crossing boundaries, all while questioning the nature of love, motherhood, and the stories we tell ourselves to survive. Claire Messud masterfully crafts a psychological portrait of a woman on the precipice, whose carefully constructed world begins to unravel with devastating intensity.
Available Editions
paperback
Knopf Publishing Group
Published Jan 1, 2013
ISBN: 9780307596901
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Details
First Published
2013
Language
eng
Content Warnings
Content and trigger warnings for The Woman Upstairs by Claire Messud.