Private life : a novel / Jane Smiley.
In post-Civil War Missouri, quiet twenty-seven-year-old Margaret Mayfield marries the brilliant and eccentric scientist Andrew Early. The couple eventually make their way by train to their new life in California where their marriage grows troubled as Margaret gradually comes to realize she has married a madman.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781400040605
- ISBN: 1400040604
- Physical Description: 317 pages ; 25 cm
- Edition: First edition
- Publisher: New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2010.
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- Citation/References Note:
- BooklistKirkus StarredLibrary JournalBooklist, February 2010Kirkus Starred, January 2010Library Journal, March 2010
- Target Audience Note:
- AdultAdult Follett Library Resources
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Sneads Ferry Branch Library | FIC SMILEY (Text) | 36015001286109 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Swansboro Branch Library | FIC SMILEY (Text) | 36015000881959 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
