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A Whistling Woman

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SKU:
1202
Condition:
Very Good
Format:
Paperback, 427 pages
Publisher:
Vintage Books, 2004
Edition:
First Vintange International Edition, First Printing

A Whistling Woman portrays the antic, thrilling, and dangerous period of the late ‘60s as seen through the eyes of a woman whose life is forever changed by her times.

Frederica Potter, a smart, spirited 33-year-old single mother, lucks into a job hosting a groundbreaking television talk show based in London. Meanwhile, in her native Yorkshire where her lover is involved in academic research, the university is planning a prestigious conference on body and mind, and a group of students and agitators is establishing an “anti-university.” And nearby a therapeutic community is beginning to take the shape of a religious cult under the influence of its charismatic religious leader.

A Whistling Woman is a brilliant and thought-provoking meditation on psychology, science, religion, ethics, and radicalism, and their effects on ordinary lives.

Editorial Reviews

"Byatt's detailed descriptions often take on the resonance of poetry." The Philadelphia Inquirer

“Rich, acerbic, wise....[Byatt] tackles nothing less than what it means to be human.”–Vogue

“With consummate skill and inventiveness, [Byatt] creates a large cast of characters who shine with intelligence and individuality.” –Los Angeles Times Book Review

"A bold, brainy eulogy to the late '60s....Byatt's clashes between the intimate and the intellecutal make for a raucous, lively work." Entertainment Weekly

About the Author

A. S. BYATT is the author of numerous novels, including The Children’s Book, The Biographer’s Tale, and Possession, which was awarded the Booker Prize. She has also written two novellas, published together as Angels & Insects, five collections of short stories, and several works of nonfiction. A distinguished critic and author, and the recipient of the 2016 Erasmus Prize for her “inspiring contribution to ‘life writing,’” she lives in London.