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JAMES WOOD - GEBRAUCHT UPSTATE - PREIS VOM 0206...

Upstate is a funny  moving family drama from one of the world's most influential literary
critics.'Thoughtful and though-provoking' Financial TimesAlan Querry  a successful property
developer from the north of England  has two daughters: Vanessa  a philosopher who lives and
teaches in Saratoga Springs  NY  and Helen  a record company executive based in London. The
sisters never quite recovered from their parents' bitter divorce and the early death of their
mother  with Vanessa particularly affected  and plagued by bouts of depression since her
teenage years.When she suffers a new crisis  Alan and Helen travel to Saratoga Springs. Over
the course of six wintry days in upstate New York  the Querry family begins to struggle with
the questions that animate this profound and searching novel: Why do some people find living so
much harder than others?Rich in subtle human insight  and vivid with a sense of place  Upstate
is a perceptive  intensely poignant novel.

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