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Object Lessons

Object Lessons

by Anna Quindlen

1991FictionGirlsComing of ageFamiliesIrish americans, fiction
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EVER AFTER, WHENEVER SHE SMELLED THE PECULIAR ODOR of new construction, of pine planking and plastic plumbing pipes, she would think of that summer, think of it as the time of changes.

About this book

It is the 1960s, in suburban New York City. Maggie and her family, are in the thrall of her powerful grandfather Jack Scanlan. In the summer of her twelfth year, Maggie is despertately trying to master the object lessons her grandfather fills her head with. But there is too much going on to concentrate. Everything at home is in upheaval, her grandfather is changing, and Maggie is unsure if what she wants is worth having.

Themes & subjects

FictionGirlsComing of ageFamiliesIrish americans, fictionNew york (n.y.), fiction
First published 1991

Setting

New York (N.Y.)

About the author

Anna Quindlen
Anna Quindlen

Author

Anna Quindlen

First published

1991

Pages

262

Read time

≈ 7h

Editions

7

Language

English

Publisher

Ivy Books

ISBN

9780099550211

Where to buy

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