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DECADES, (Park Avenue Series, Book #3)
DECADES, (Park Avenue Series, Book #3)
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THREE WOMEN. THREE DECADES.
Spanning the years from the optimistic post-War 1940s to the Mad Men 1950s and rule-breaking "Make Love, Not War" 1960s, DECADES is about three generations of women who must confront the radical changes and upended expectations of the turbulent decades in which they lived--changes which continue to resonate today.
Evelyn, talented but insecure, is a traditional woman of the Forties. She is a loyal and loving wife and mother whose marriage and family mean everything to her.
Nick, handsome and ambitious, a chameleon who changes with the changing times, is her successful but restless husband.
Joy, their daughter, confused and defiant, a child of the Sixties, needs them both but is torn between them.
Barbara is the other woman, younger than Evelyn, accomplished but alone. She is a transitional woman of the Fifties who wonders if she can have everything--including another woman's husband.
DECADES, sweeping in scope yet intimate in detail, is the emotional, compelling story of family, marriage, crisis, betrayal and healing.
DECADES was originally published in hard cover by Simon & Schuster.
"The songs we sang, the clothes we wore, the way we made love. Absolutely perfect!" --Publisher's Weekly
"A brilliant book. Three generations of women are succinctly
capsuled in this novel by a writer who has all the intellect of
Mary McCarthy, all the insight of Joan Didion. Rarely have
attitudes been so probingly examined--tough, trenchant, chic and
ultra-sophisticated, Ms. Harris recreates the decades in which
her heroines lived, from zoot suits and Sammy Kaye, through
Eisenhower, Elvis and poodle-cut hairdos to moon walks, Mick
Jagger and micro-minis. Few will be able to forget what Decades has to say about men and women and the games people play." --Fort Worth Star-Telegram
"Ruth Harris has re-created both the style and substance of three
decades of American life--from the bobby socks and innocence of
the Forties, to the crinolines and caution of the Fifties, to the
bra-less T-shirts and alienation of the Sixties." --Book-of-the-Month Club
"Powerful. A gripping novel that depicts the lives and loves of
three generations of women." --Women Today Book Club
"I read Decades straight through at one sitting and the more I
think about that, the more impressive the novel seems." --Houston
Post
"Powerful...A gripping novel that depicts the lives and loves of three generations of women." -- Women Today Book Club
"I read DECADES straight through at one sitting and the more I think about that, the more impressive the novel seems." -- Houston Post
Spanning the years from the optimistic post-War 1940s to the Mad Men 1950s and rule-breaking "Make Love, Not War" 1960s, DECADES is about three generations of women who must confront the radical changes and upended expectations of the turbulent decades in which they lived--changes which continue to resonate today.
Evelyn, talented but insecure, is a traditional woman of the Forties. She is a loyal and loving wife and mother whose marriage and family mean everything to her.
Nick, handsome and ambitious, a chameleon who changes with the changing times, is her successful but restless husband.
Joy, their daughter, confused and defiant, a child of the Sixties, needs them both but is torn between them.
Barbara is the other woman, younger than Evelyn, accomplished but alone. She is a transitional woman of the Fifties who wonders if she can have everything--including another woman's husband.
DECADES, sweeping in scope yet intimate in detail, is the emotional, compelling story of family, marriage, crisis, betrayal and healing.
DECADES was originally published in hard cover by Simon & Schuster.
"The songs we sang, the clothes we wore, the way we made love. Absolutely perfect!" --Publisher's Weekly
"A brilliant book. Three generations of women are succinctly
capsuled in this novel by a writer who has all the intellect of
Mary McCarthy, all the insight of Joan Didion. Rarely have
attitudes been so probingly examined--tough, trenchant, chic and
ultra-sophisticated, Ms. Harris recreates the decades in which
her heroines lived, from zoot suits and Sammy Kaye, through
Eisenhower, Elvis and poodle-cut hairdos to moon walks, Mick
Jagger and micro-minis. Few will be able to forget what Decades has to say about men and women and the games people play." --Fort Worth Star-Telegram
"Ruth Harris has re-created both the style and substance of three
decades of American life--from the bobby socks and innocence of
the Forties, to the crinolines and caution of the Fifties, to the
bra-less T-shirts and alienation of the Sixties." --Book-of-the-Month Club
"Powerful. A gripping novel that depicts the lives and loves of
three generations of women." --Women Today Book Club
"I read Decades straight through at one sitting and the more I
think about that, the more impressive the novel seems." --Houston
Post
"Powerful...A gripping novel that depicts the lives and loves of three generations of women." -- Women Today Book Club
"I read DECADES straight through at one sitting and the more I think about that, the more impressive the novel seems." -- Houston Post
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