Description
In this sharply observed novel, Jane Smiley turns a seemingly ordinary stretch of time into a vivid study of how people move through boredom, desire, and the quiet pressures of everyday life. Across a series of encounters and shifting perspectives, characters confront what they want, what they fear, and what they refuse to admit—revealing the emotional weather beneath routine. With Smiley’s characteristic intelligence and humane attention to character, the book explores themes of restlessness, intimacy, and the ways time can both dull and sharpen our sense of meaning. Blending realism with a subtle, sometimes darkly comic edge, it offers a compelling, high-level journey through the small choices that shape larger lives.
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hardcover
Two Lions
Published Jan 1, 2016
32 pages
ISBN: 9781477826355
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First Published
2016
Language
eng
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