Publisher's Summary. Infused with sharp insight, honesty, and emotion, At Paradise Gate is a treat for both the heart and the intellect. In this poignant story, best-selling author Jane Smiley pens a graceful portrait of an ordinary midwestern family confronting the mysteries of death and regeneration. While her year-old husband lies upstairs, dying, Anna Robison spends her depleting energy defending their . This popular author (Jane Smiley) has a keen insight when it comes to writing about family issues in her novels. In this book (At Paradise Gate: a Novel) the focus is on three daughters and a granddaughter who are meeting at their parent’s home because the father Ike Robison is dying. Anny, their mother requested the girls come to the house/5(15). · At Paradise Gate. by. Jane Smiley (Goodreads Author) · Rating details · ratings · 62 reviews. In this brilliant novel, Pulitzer Prize-winning and bestselling author Jane Smiley delves into the domestic drama of the Robison family. While seventy-seven-year-old Ike Robison is dying in his bedroom upstairs, his wife defends the citadel of their marriage against an ill-considered, albeit loving, /5.
In At Paradise Gate, Pulitzer Prize-winner and bestselling author Jane Smiley paints with searing accuracy a portrait of a marriage at breaking point and one family's struggle for survival.. While seventy-seven-year-old Ike Robison is dying in his bedroom upstairs, his wife, Anna, must defend all that they have built together through-out their lengthy marriage as their house is invaded by. Find many great new used options and get the best deals for At Paradise Gate: A Novel by Jane Smiley (Paperback, ) at the best online prices at eBay! Free delivery for many products! Amply fulfilling the expectations raised by Smiley's other celebrated works, At Paradise Gate is a compelling, gracefully wrought portrait of intergenerational strife and family survival. Related collections and offers. Jane Smiley was born in Los Angeles, grew up in St. Louis, and studied at Vassar and the University of Iowa, where she.
Book Overview. In this brilliant novel, Pulitzer Prize-winning and bestselling author Jane Smiley delves into the domestic drama of the Robison family. While seventy-seven-year-old Ike Robison is dying in his bedroom upstairs, his wife defends the citadel of their marriage against an ill-considered, albeit loving, invasion by their three middle-aged daughters and their twenty-three-year-old granddaughter. Publisher's Summary. Infused with sharp insight, honesty, and emotion, At Paradise Gate is a treat for both the heart and the intellect. In this poignant story, best-selling author Jane Smiley pens a graceful portrait of an ordinary midwestern family confronting the mysteries of death and regeneration. While her year-old husband lies upstairs, dying, Anna Robison spends her depleting energy defending their home. It was an easy read for me, and even though nothing earth-shattering happened in the plot, At Paradise Gate by Jane Smiley was still a very pleasant read. This book was filled with moments of quiet introspection, rather than huge cliffhanger plot twists. The writing was beautiful and I give this book an A+!.
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