Orchard : A Novel
Registered by arugh48187 of Highland Park, Illinois USA on 5/17/2004
This Book is Currently in the Wild!
This Book is Currently in the Wild!
3 journalers for this copy...
I purchased this one for my June Book Club. It shall be devoured shortly.
From the Publisher
Ned Weaver, an internationally acclaimed painter, is famous in Door County, Wisconsin, for his luminous work - and for his affairs with his models. His wife, Harriet, has learned to accept these dalliances in the belief that his immense talent will ultimately make up for his shortcomings as a husband.
Sonja Skordahl, a Norwegian immigrant, came to America looking for a new life. Instead, she married Henry House, only to find herself defined, like so many other mid-twentieth-century women, by her roles as wife and mother. As circumstances and destiny land Sonja in Ned's studio, she becomes more than his model and more than the object of his desire - she becomes the most inspiring muse Ned has ever known. When both Ned and Henry insist on possessing her, their jealousies threaten to erupt into violence, and Sonja must find a way to placate both men without sacrificing her hard-won sense of self.
From the Publisher
Ned Weaver, an internationally acclaimed painter, is famous in Door County, Wisconsin, for his luminous work - and for his affairs with his models. His wife, Harriet, has learned to accept these dalliances in the belief that his immense talent will ultimately make up for his shortcomings as a husband.
Sonja Skordahl, a Norwegian immigrant, came to America looking for a new life. Instead, she married Henry House, only to find herself defined, like so many other mid-twentieth-century women, by her roles as wife and mother. As circumstances and destiny land Sonja in Ned's studio, she becomes more than his model and more than the object of his desire - she becomes the most inspiring muse Ned has ever known. When both Ned and Henry insist on possessing her, their jealousies threaten to erupt into violence, and Sonja must find a way to placate both men without sacrificing her hard-won sense of self.
What a beautiful book. Larry Watson's style of writing is absolutely stunning. I had to read it in bits and pieces because every little section created such a vivid picture that too much at one time was overwhelming. This book was almost like a painting. On each page a small section of detail was revealed; a separate entity unique in is exquisiteness, but all binding together to form the breathtaking whole. Some of the images from this book will stick with me for a long time to come.
Journal Entry 3 by arugh48187 at Post Office at 153rd and Garrett in -- By mail, post or other delivery company, -- By post or by hand/ in person -- USA on Monday, June 7, 2004
Released on Monday, June 07, 2004 at Post Office at 153rd and Garrett in Apple Valley, Minnesota Controlled Releases.
Sent off to bookczuk in trade.
Sent off to bookczuk in trade.
Received today. Thanks so much!October 15, 2004
Stolen by my mother, bumma, when I left it sitting by the sofa after I had just started reading it. She has no scruples! Any book lying about the house is fair game.
Just not my kind of book, so I mostly scanned after the first 50 pages. I hope it has better luck with the next reader.
back in my possession now...I shall start (again) soon, I hope, as I can't recall what I had read before! The mind is a terrible thing to lose!
