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The story unfolds during a bon voyage party for Laura and her husband, Desmond, where family tensions rise to the surface in a confined New York City hotel room. Amidst the celebration, Laura grapples with the secret of her mother’s recent death, intensifying the emotional conflict and resentment among family members. This setting serves as a backdrop for exploring themes of grief, familial obligation, and the complexities of relationships under pressure.
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The Widow's Children, Paula Fox
- Language
- Released
- 1999
- Binding
- (Paperback)
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- Title
- The Widow's Children
- Subtitle
- A Novel
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Paula Fox
- Publisher
- W. W. Norton & Company
- Released
- 1999
- Format
- Paperback
- Pages
- 224
- ISBN10
- 0393319636
- ISBN13
- 9780393319637
- Series
- Categories
- Tags
- Historical Themes, Family, Women, USA, 20th century, American Literature, Death, Marriage, New York, Fear, Mourning, Alcohol, Mothers, Siblings, Struggle for Power, Daughters, Argument, Night
- Description
- The story unfolds during a bon voyage party for Laura and her husband, Desmond, where family tensions rise to the surface in a confined New York City hotel room. Amidst the celebration, Laura grapples with the secret of her mother’s recent death, intensifying the emotional conflict and resentment among family members. This setting serves as a backdrop for exploring themes of grief, familial obligation, and the complexities of relationships under pressure.