Within arm's reach : a novel / Ann Napolitano.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Napolitano, Ann.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Irish American families--Fiction.

Irish American families.

Conflict of generations--Fiction.

Conflict of generations.

Pregnant women--Fiction.

Pregnant women.

Catholic women--Fiction.

Catholic women.

New Jersey--Fiction.

New Jersey.

Genre:

Fiction.

Physical Description:

308 pages ; 25 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

New York : Shaye Areheart Books, [2004]

Summary:

So says Grade Leary in the first line of "Within Arm's Reach. The elder daughter of the eldest of Gram McLaughlin's six surviving children, Gracie thinks about giving birth because, at 29 and single, she finds herself pregnant. Her decision to break up with the father and keep the baby is just one of a series of events for which the McLaughlin clan--largely successful, competitive, and judgmental--isn't prepared. How each family member copes with Grade's news, as well as with their own individual crises, form the strands of a mesmerizing story of guilt, love, betrayal, and the loyally of blood. "Within Arm's Reach reads like a female version of Jonathan Franzen's "The Corrections, while its lyrical and beautiful prose can be compared to such fine literary talents as Ann Beattie, Alice Munro, and Julia Glass.

ISBN:

1400051886

OCLC:

53138819