
Down Under
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Product Details
ISBN-13: | 9780985222741 |
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Publisher: | McWitty Press |
Publication date: | 11/11/2014 |
Pages: | 284 |
Product dimensions: | 5.50(w) x 8.20(h) x 0.80(d) |
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A sparkling humorous book about the joys and perils of rekindling a teenage Romeo and Juliet romance between a bookish middle-class Jewish girl and a blue-collar Catholic boy whose father is a raging anti-Semite. In mid-life the boy has become a famous movie actor and the girl a disenchanted wife and mother who teaches writing at a local high-school. The plot initially resembles that of a fun fantasy novel, but soon loops into picaresque magical realist plot turns and social satire, before ending resoundingly in reality. Especially haunting are the picture of the anti-hero's abusive, charismatic father, and his collusive mother, and the hints of madness beneath the son's charm.
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Few people write about love as well as Sonia Taitz. A quick and fascinating read that will leave you breathless.
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Very, very good. I love this author. She is getting better and better every time.
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"Down Under - is an intriguing about love. Sonia Taitz is unusual - a profound writer with a delicate touch, and heaps of warmth and humor.
The book is hilarious, so you don't notice how deep she takes you (all the way "down Under"). I won't give away the ending, but it left me thinking about it for days".
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“Down Under” is hugely entertaining, a romantic page-turner and a social satire all in one. A middle-aged housewife sends
out feelers to an old boyfriend, who happens to now be an internationally famous movie star. The fact that he is just as interested
as she is makes for fascinating (and sometimes racy) reading. Clever subplots round out the story, echoing themes of longing,
disappointment, and the enduring comedy of human desire.”
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I’ve been a fan of this author since 'In the King’s Arms' her book about an American girl's love affair at Oxford. Sonia Taitz is a
great romantic in the biggest sense of the word. She understands what lies beneath our deepest longings. In this novel, a teen
romance between a battered Irish boy and a bourgeois Jewish girl creates a deep bond that lasts more than thirty years. Do we
change over time, or are do our hearts stay innocent? These are questions the author addresses with her characteristic wisdom,
warmth, and wit.
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