An Experiment in Love

A Novel

Fiction & Literature, Literary
Cover of the book An Experiment in Love by Hilary Mantel, Henry Holt and Co.
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Hilary Mantel ISBN: 9781429900591
Publisher: Henry Holt and Co. Publication: April 1, 2007
Imprint: Holt Paperbacks Language: English
Author: Hilary Mantel
ISBN: 9781429900591
Publisher: Henry Holt and Co.
Publication: April 1, 2007
Imprint: Holt Paperbacks
Language: English

A New York Times Book Review Notable Book of the Year

It was the year after Chappaquiddick, and all spring Carmel McBain had watery dreams about the disaster. Now she, Karina, and Julianne were escaping the dreary English countryside for a London University hall of residence. Interspersing accounts of her current position as a university student with recollections of her childhood and an ever difficult relationship with her longtime schoolmate Karina, Carmel reflects on a generation of girls desiring the power of men, but fearful of abandoning what is expected and proper. When these bright but confused young women land in late 1960s London, they are confronted with a slew of new preoccupations--sex, politics, food, and fertility--and a pointless grotesque tragedy of their own.

Hilary Mantel's magnificent novel examines the pressures on women during the early days of contemporary feminism to excel--but not be too successful--in England's complex hierarchy of class and status.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

A New York Times Book Review Notable Book of the Year

It was the year after Chappaquiddick, and all spring Carmel McBain had watery dreams about the disaster. Now she, Karina, and Julianne were escaping the dreary English countryside for a London University hall of residence. Interspersing accounts of her current position as a university student with recollections of her childhood and an ever difficult relationship with her longtime schoolmate Karina, Carmel reflects on a generation of girls desiring the power of men, but fearful of abandoning what is expected and proper. When these bright but confused young women land in late 1960s London, they are confronted with a slew of new preoccupations--sex, politics, food, and fertility--and a pointless grotesque tragedy of their own.

Hilary Mantel's magnificent novel examines the pressures on women during the early days of contemporary feminism to excel--but not be too successful--in England's complex hierarchy of class and status.

More books from Henry Holt and Co.

Cover of the book The Poet Slave of Cuba by Hilary Mantel
Cover of the book Complete Job-Search Handbook by Hilary Mantel
Cover of the book Being a Beast by Hilary Mantel
Cover of the book To Spoil the Sun by Hilary Mantel
Cover of the book Wolf on a String by Hilary Mantel
Cover of the book Killing England by Hilary Mantel
Cover of the book Goodbye Autumn, Hello Winter by Hilary Mantel
Cover of the book Maybelle Goes to School by Hilary Mantel
Cover of the book My Country, 'Tis of Thee by Hilary Mantel
Cover of the book Kylie the Kitten by Hilary Mantel
Cover of the book Sapphire Blue by Hilary Mantel
Cover of the book Prairie Fires by Hilary Mantel
Cover of the book Jimmy Carter by Hilary Mantel
Cover of the book Kissinger's Shadow by Hilary Mantel
Cover of the book The Watergate Quiz Book by Hilary Mantel
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy