04552cam a2200589 4500 596588969 TxAuBib 20220729120000.0 ||||||s2013||||||||||||||||||||||||und|u 9781427229076 1427229074 f2a6dfe7-8893-41e2-a3b9-44dd0def21da OverDrive (Reserve ID) 1358281 OverDrive (Product ID) TxAuBib McDermott, Alice. Someone [Libby] : A Novel. Macmillan Audio, 2013. American Literature. Format: OverDrive OverDrive Listen, Filesize: 214MB. brooklyn. Format: OverDrive OverDrive MP3 Audiobook, Filesize: 214MB. literary fiction. audio books. Coming of age. family life. contemporary novels. contemporary literature. Catholicism. domestic life. Women Fiction. new york city fiction. Women Authors. audio books fiction. audiobooks. marriage. American Authors. books on tape. audio books novels. Fiction. HTML:<p><b>A fully realized portrait of one woman's life in all its complexity, by the National Book Award–winning author</b><br /> An ordinary life—its sharp pains and unexpected joys, its bursts of clarity and moments of confusion—lived by an ordinary woman: this is the subject of <i>Someone</i>, Alice McDermott's extraordinary return, seven years after the publication of <i>After This</i>. Scattered recollections—of childhood, adolescence, motherhood, old age—come together in this transformative narrative, stitched into a vibrant whole by McDermott's deft, lyrical voice.<br /> Our first glimpse of Marie is as a child: a girl in glasses waiting on a Brooklyn stoop for her beloved father to come home from work. A seemingly innocuous encounter with a young woman named Pegeen sets the bittersweet tone of this remarkable novel. Pegeen describes herself as an "amadan," a fool; indeed, soon after her chat with Marie, Pegeen tumbles down her own basement stairs. The magic of McDermott's novel lies in how it reveals us all as fools for this or that, in one way or another.<br /> Marie's first heartbreak and her eventual marriage; her brother's brief stint as a Catholic priest, subsequent loss of faith, and eventual breakdown; the Second World War; her parents' deaths; the births and lives of Marie's children; the changing world of her Irish-American enclave in Brooklyn—McDermott sketches all of it with sympathy and insight. This is a novel that speaks of life as it is daily lived; a crowning achievement by one of the finest American writers at work today.<br /> A <i>Publishers Weekly</i> Best Fiction Book of the Year<br /> A <i>Kirkus Reviews</i> Best Fiction Book of 2013<br /> A <i>New York Times</i> Notable Book of 2013<br /> A <i>Washington Post</i> Notable Fiction Book of 2013<br /> An NPR Best Book of 2013<br /> Includes a bonus interview with Alice McDermott and her editor Jonathan Galassi<br /> Program features original music composed specifically for the novel:<br /> Beginnings (W. Armstrong/traditional)</p> <li>You Don't Want to Go Into New York City (W. Armstrong) <ul> <li>It Is All Solved by Walking (W. Armstrong)</li> </ul> </li>. Literature. Media Type: Audiobook. The New York Times Best Seller List. National Book Critics Circle Award Finalist. Importer Version: 2014-01-08.01 Import Date: 2022-07-29 20:00:03. Reading, Kate. https://excerpts.cdn.overdrive.com/FormatType-25/1493-1/1358281-Someone.wma Excerpt (OverDrive MP3 Audiobook) https://excerpts.cdn.overdrive.com/FormatType-425/1493-1/1358281-Someone.mp3 Excerpt (OverDrive MP3 Audiobook) https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=F2A6DFE7-8893-41E2-A3B9-44DD0DEF21DA&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (OverDrive MP3 Audiobook) https://excerpts.cdn.overdrive.com/FormatType-25/1493-1/1358281-Someone.wma Excerpt (OverDrive Listen) https://excerpts.cdn.overdrive.com/FormatType-425/1493-1/1358281-Someone.mp3 Excerpt (OverDrive Listen) https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=F2A6DFE7-8893-41E2-A3B9-44DD0DEF21DA&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (OverDrive Listen)