A Sea-change

Fülszöveg

Beautiful Jessie Waterman, model wife and mother, every
man's fantasy creature, moves to a remote island and under-
goes an extraordinary transformation, to become the crea-
ture of her own terrifying fantasy.
Gould's novel assaults in just the controlled way she means
it to . . . One is knocked down, stunned, goes compulsively
on, is impressed by the artistry . . . It's a disquieting read
about sexual power at its most violent and obsessive.
Publishers Weekly
Plunge into the eye of Lois Gould's storm . . . You will feel
her full, furious creative force.
Doris Grumbach, Chicago Tribune Book World
A Sea-Change is a superb achievement . . . This fable of in-
timacy in times of sexual warfare has so much wit, so much
insight, that to read it is to be hypnotized until you are hit
by what feels like a thirty-foot wave.
Josephine Hendin, Vulnerable People:
A View of American Fiction Since 1945
Crisply written and hard-edged, it demonstrates Lois Gould's
special skill... Tovább

Fülszöveg

Beautiful Jessie Waterman, model wife and mother, every
man's fantasy creature, moves to a remote island and under-
goes an extraordinary transformation, to become the crea-
ture of her own terrifying fantasy.
Gould's novel assaults in just the controlled way she means
it to . . . One is knocked down, stunned, goes compulsively
on, is impressed by the artistry . . . It's a disquieting read
about sexual power at its most violent and obsessive.
Publishers Weekly
Plunge into the eye of Lois Gould's storm . . . You will feel
her full, furious creative force.
Doris Grumbach, Chicago Tribune Book World
A Sea-Change is a superb achievement . . . This fable of in-
timacy in times of sexual warfare has so much wit, so much
insight, that to read it is to be hypnotized until you are hit
by what feels like a thirty-foot wave.
Josephine Hendin, Vulnerable People:
A View of American Fiction Since 1945
Crisply written and hard-edged, it demonstrates Lois Gould's
special skill in selecting the solitary detail that speaks vol-
umes.
Anne Tyler, The New York Times Book Review
LOIS GOULD is the author of six novels, including Such Good
Friends and Subject to Change. Her articles have appeared in nu-
merous magazines and newspapers such as The New York Times,
and she has taught creative writing at Boston, New York, and
Wesleyan Universities. She lives in New York City.
Cover design © 1988 by Fred Marcellino
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