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The Group Mary McCarthy

The Group By Mary McCarthy

The Group by Mary McCarthy


Summary

The original SEX AND THE CITY. First published in 1963, THE GROUP, set in the 1930s, follows the lives of eight college friends as they begin their adult lives.
'A brilliant novel:honest, engaging and sharp as a tack' Sarah Waters

The Group Summary

The Group: 'A beautifully managed novel . . . I consider it a masterpiece' Hilary Mantel by Mary McCarthy

* 'I consider it a masterpiece' HILARY MANTEL
* 'A brilliant novel: honest, engaging and sharp as a tack' SARAH WATERS
* 'One of my favourite books ever' INDIA KNIGHT

When first published in 1963, The Group was on a bestseller for almost two years. This groundbreaking novel, with its frank depiction of friendship, sex, and women's lives, was a revelation, and continues to inspire today.

Mary McCarthy's most celebrated novel portrays the lives and aspirations of eight Vassar graduates. 'The group' meet in New York following graduation to attend the wedding of one of their members - and reconvene seven years later at her funeral. The women, fresh from college, vowed not to become stuffy and frightened like their parents, but to lead fulfilling, emancipated lives; who really achieved this - and what sacrifices and compromises had to be made?

'McCarthy's characters confront many of the same issues as their modern counterparts: sex and contraception, career and marriage, love and lust, fidelity to one's husband versus loyalty to one's friends and the attempt to carve out a place for oneself unconstrained by the gender limitations of previous generations. Its continuing relevance is one of the book's most extraordinary attributes' ELIZABETH DAY

The Group Reviews

Absorbing, funny, painful . . . I consider it a masterpiece -- Hilary Mantel
A brilliant novel: honest, engaging and sharp as a tack -- Sarah Waters
One of my favourite books ever -- India Knight
Juicy, shocking, witty, and almost continually brilliant * Cosmopolitan *
Lively, vivid and exceedingly entertaining * Sunday Times *
*'A brilliant novel:honest, engaging and sharp as a tack * Sarah Waters *
*'One of my favourite books ever * India Knight *
Lively, vivid and exceedingly entertaining * SUNDAY TIMES *
Juicy, shocking, witty, and almost continually brilliant * COSMOPOLITAN *

About Mary McCarthy

Mary McCarthy (1912-1989) was a well-known novelist, critic, journalist and memoirist. Her most famous novel is THE GROUP.

Additional information

GOR001678572
9781844085934
1844085937
The Group: 'A beautifully managed novel . . . I consider it a masterpiece' Hilary Mantel by Mary McCarthy
Used - Very Good
Paperback
Little, Brown Book Group
2009-12-03
448
N/A
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