On Keeping Women

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Watermark

Publication Year:
2013

ISBN-13: 9781480438989

<DIV><b>A complex masterpiece that reveals the mind of a contemporary woman beyond the confines of family, love, and duty to one&rsquo;s self</b></div><DIV></div><BR>Lexie, a married woman with four children, undergoes a midlife crisis and questions her role as wife, mother, and lover. From within a Victorian house in the Hudson River Valley, Lexie dissects her life experiences in hopes of gaining a deeper understanding of her unhappiness. Through rich symbolism, lively dialogue, and acute commentary, Hortense Calisher conjures a cohesive map of Lexie&rsquo;s personal awakening.&#160;