Emmeline Mosher is sent from her parents' Maine farm to the mills of Lowell, Massachusetts, a new life and new values, shocking revelations, two great love affairs, and a completely undreamed-of new world
Judith Rossner Books
March 31, 1935 – August 9, 2005
Judith Rossner was a novelist celebrated for her unflinching exploration of the underbelly of societal shifts, particularly the complexities arising from the sexual liberation movement. Her work delves into the intricate psychological landscapes of her characters, often examining themes of isolation, the search for connection, and the often-troubled dynamics within intimate relationships. Rossner possessed a remarkable ability to craft intense narratives that pulled readers into the hidden facets of human nature and the societal forces shaping individual lives.
Looking for Mr. Goodbar
- 390 pages
- 14 hours of reading
Theresa was a quietly satisfied young teacher by day. But when the sun went down, her life was an endless, faceless whirl of bars and beds and men she'd never seen before and wouldn't see again. If she couldn't find love, she took chances on men who were better than no men at all. And learned, with each new night and each new nightmare, that finding her man was only the beginning.
August
- 376 pages
- 14 hours of reading
This compelling story explores the lives of two women in contemporary New York: a psychologist and her patient. August portrays their parallel lives in a moving portrait that will mean many things to each of its readers in many startling ways.
Entertaining and insightful look at a complicated family.
Attachments
- 401 pages
- 15 hours of reading
Her mother makes love to strangers and chooses the worst kind of friends. Her classmates talk of going to college, but Madeleine, with a scholarship waiting at an Ivy League school, knows that escape is unlikely. For Maddy's life revolves around one her jealous, raging, promiscuous mother.And now that Maddy has a lover of her own, now that her mother's delusion-filled, grudge-filled, lover-filled life is crashing down around them, now that Maddy knows leaving would be the deadliest blow of all, there is only one way through a terrifying, disastrous moment that will change everything forever.... In her explosive novel Looking for Mr. Goodbar, Judith Rossner issued a chilling wake-up call to a generation intoxicated by sexual freedom. Now the New York Times bestselling author explores another fatal in this unforgettable novel of mother-daughter love gone torturously, tragically wrong.
Judith Rossner erzählt die Geschichte einer fatalen Mutter-Tochter-Beziehung. Anita wetteifert mit ihrer Tochter Madeleine um alles - Erfolg, Aussehen, selbst um junge Männer. Und dennoch wünscht Maddy sich nichts sehnlicher, als von ihrer Mutter geliebt zu werden. Als Anita eines Tages in betrunkenem Zustand auf ihre Tochter losgeht, setzt Maddy sich zur Wehr. Ein Zweikampf mit tödlichen Folgen.
Augustus
- 400 pages
- 14 hours of reading
Een Amerikaanse tiener vertelt haar psychiater over haar lesbische pleegouders en haar vriendjes.
