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Highlights
- The New York Times bestseller, now in paperback, a "furiously compelling" (New York Times) and richly compassionate novel about marriage, ambition, and reclaiming of love--by novelist and cofounder of the online fiction magazine Narrat
- About the Author: New York Times bestselling author Carol Edgarian's novels include Vera, Three Stages of Amazement, and Rise the Euphrates.
- 320 Pages
- Fiction + Literature Genres, Literary
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About the Book
Set in San Francisco during the first year of Obama's presidency, "Three Stages of Amazement" deftly charts the struggles and triumphs of Lena Rusch and her husband Charlie Pepper, who still believe they can have it all--sex, love, marriage, children, career, brilliance. But life delivers surprises and tests.Book Synopsis
The New York Times bestseller, now in paperback, a "furiously compelling" (New York Times) and richly compassionate novel about marriage, ambition, and reclaiming of love--by novelist and cofounder of the online fiction magazine NarratReview Quotes
""In what may well be the most serious and the most entertaining domestic novel of the year, San Francisco writer Carol Edgarian delivers a new turn on Tolstoy's old chestnut: "Happy families are alike, but every unhappy family is unhappy in its own way." She calls her book Three Stages of Amazement and sets it in San Francisco toward the end of the "dot com" craze. We meet Lena Rusch, an appealing but harried mother of two whose surgeon husband has been trying, with middling success, to found his own medical device company. The novel deftly dramatizes questions about the essence of married life and throws in a mystery about Lena's origins for good measure. But there's no mystery as to how Edgarian keeps us going - deep insight into human behavior, coupled with the right language to describe it... Beautifully written and deeply engaging."--Alan Cheuse, NPR's All Things Considered
"Amazement" is a rare book -- one that can make you laugh, make you cry, and leave you thinking."--San Jose Mercury News
"Set in San Francisco, this rich book by Carol Edgarian evokes all the promise inveterate readers invest in the word "novel." Portraying the "post-blush" of love in a marriage weathered by financial crisis, grief, and the humblings of middle age, Edgarian animates real characters and identifiable lives with uncommon generosity."--Barnes & Noble Review
"Both an epic love story and a reflection of social anthropology in America today, Three Stages of Amazement is a gracefully rendered narrative of the inevitable joys and heartaches we face in adulthood... Edgarian's sharp, beautiful prose captures the essence of the human condition in all its pain and glory."--The Daily Beast
"Edgarian (Rise the Euphrates) spares no emotion in this big, lovely second novel about decent people falling apart under the demands that there be more than 24 hours in a day and more than parental determination to juggle life's realities against the heart's desire."
--Library Journal (starred)
"Edgarian beautifully captures the fierceness of this mother's love."--San Francisco Chronicle
"Edgarian returns with another potent tale.... The panoramic view Edgarian provides of a culture and people dealing with change is impressive."--Booklist
"Edgarian's novel examines the intricate economies of the modern American marriage... beautiful and as messy and complicated as real life."--The New York Times Book Review
"It's been 17 years since Carol Edgarian's best-selling, critically acclaimed first novel, Rise the Eurphrates announced the arrival of a gifted and ambitious young writer. Yet that long pause feels right when you read Three Stages of Amazement, her rueful, wholly adult novel...Edgarian brilliantly evokes the grim daily grind... Superbly crafted, skillfully plotted text... Three Stages of Amazement savors the rich complexity of human beings and the world they negotiate."--Washington Post
"Lush and elegant... Edgarian is an exceptionally gifted and generous storyteller."--Associated Press
"Refreshingly grown-up, this love story follows a couple as they deal with the economic crash, a preemie, and an old flame showing up at just the wrong time."--Good Housekeeping
"What really got my literary pulse racing is Edgarian's most fascinating creation, Lena's estranged uncle, 79-year-old Cal Rusch... This legendary Silicon Valley mogul -- a diabolically clever cross between Steve Jobs and Donald Trump -- sets the pages on fire every time he shows up."--Jocelyn McClurg, USA Today
About the Author
New York Times bestselling author Carol Edgarian's novels include Vera, Three Stages of Amazement, and Rise the Euphrates. Her essays and articles regularly appear in national magazines and anthologies, and she is editor of The Writer's Life: Intimate Thoughts on Work, Love, Inspiration, and Fame. She is cofounder and editor of Narrative, a leading digital publisher of fiction, poetry, essays and art, and Narrative in the Schools, which provides free reading and writing resources to students and teachers in nineteen countries. She lives in San Francisco with her family.Dimensions (Overall): 8.05 Inches (H) x 5.29 Inches (W) x .7 Inches (D)
Weight: .55 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Number of Pages: 320
Genre: Fiction + Literature Genres
Sub-Genre: Literary
Publisher: Scribner Books Co
Format: Paperback
Author: Carol Edgarian
Language: English
Street Date: February 7, 2012
TCIN: 92522438
UPC: 9781439198315
Item Number (DPCI): 247-28-8515
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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