The Company She Keeps
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The Company She Keeps
The Company She Keeps
Published in 1942, Mary McCarthy's first novel creates a fascinating portrait of a 1930s New York social circle.
By the New York Times bestselling author of The Group
'A jagged diamond of a book' Observer
'A woman of intellect and style' Celia McGee, New York Times
'Timeless, brilliant and frighteningly insightful' Daily Mail
Told through six interlinked stories, this is a dazzling, fractured portrait of 1930s New York, and of the witty, bohemian heroine at the novel's heart. Through her encounters and experiences β with men, with radical politics, with psychoanalysis β we follow Margaret Sargent as she negotiates a fraught relationship between love and independence in a time of coming war.
Based loosely on the author's own life, The Company She Keeps caused an instant sensation, and won Mary McCarthy immediate acclaim for its bold insight, sly wit and virtuoso style.
Series: Virago Modern Classics
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INFORMATION
ISBN: 9780349018072
Publisher: Little, Brown Book Group
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 22 August 2024
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Virago Press Ltd
Contributors:
- Introduction by Paula McLain
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 10.0mm
Width: 126.0mm
Height: 198.0mm
Weight: 200g
Pages: 256
About the Author
Mary McCarthy (1912-1989) was born in Seattle, Washington. She was a short-story writer, bestselling novelist, essayist and an art critic. She was a member of the National Institute of Arts and Letters and won the National Medal for Literature and the Edward MacDowell Medal in 1984. Her debut novel, The Company She Keeps (1942), initiated her ascent to the most celebrated writers of her generation; the publication of her autobiography Memories of a Catholic Girlhood in 1957 bolstered this reputation. McCarthy wrote more than twenty-four books, including the now-classic novel The Group (1963). This was the New York Times Best Seller for two years.
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