The Alternatives: A Novel - hardcover, Caoilinn Hughes, 0593545001
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The Alternatives: A Novel - hardcover, Caoilinn Hughes, 0593545001
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
Penguin Publishing Group
ISBN-10
0593545001
ISBN-13
9780593545003
eBay Product ID (ePID)
6061956140
Product Key Features
Book Title
Alternatives : a Novel
Number of Pages
352 Pages
Language
English
Topic
Literary
Publication Year
2024
Genre
Fiction
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
1.1 in
Item Weight
19 Oz
Item Length
9.3 in
Item Width
6.2 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2023-028166
Reviews
Advance praise for The Alternatives : "I wish I knew how Caoilinn Hughes has managed to write a book of such depth and gravity that is also so gripping and relentlessly funny. A tale about sisterhood, a novel of ideas, a chronicle of our collective follies, a requiem for our agonizing species, The Alternatives unfolds in a prose full of gorgeous surprises and glows with intelligence, compassion, and beauty." --Hernan Diaz, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Trust "Caoilinn Hughes is one of the most intelligent, surprising, and delightful writers around. The Alternatives made me laugh, cry, and think. Any one of the Flattery sisters would have made a compelling story; together they are glorious, as is this novel." -- Louise Kennedy, author of Trespasses "Caoilinn Hughes's beautiful new novel uses a fairy-tale premise--four sisters, orphaned in their youth, each brilliant in her own way--to explore some of the most pressing issues of our time: the environment, politics, and how to live in the world. The Alternatives is both a book of ideas and a gripping read, formally audacious yet deeply humane. Superb." -- Rumaan Alam, author of Leave the World Behind, Advance praise for The Alternatives : "At the center of the novel is a question: what does it mean to center one's work on slowing our collective hurtling toward destruction?. . . . This is a powerful and timely novel." -- Brooklyn Rail "Intelligent, impassioned, and wholly satisfying." -- Kirkus Reviews (starred review) "Simply brilliant. . . . The dynamics of the sisters' interactions and the easy way they anticipate each others' needs while slipping into decades-old roles are the novel's highlights." -- Booklist (starred review) "Hughes shines." -- Publishers Weekly "Each sister's voice is clear, purposeful, realistic and hopeful. . . . [the novel] becomes even more engaging as their stories overlap, growing increasingly complex and intertwined. . . . Hughes balances ordinary details with those that surprise and raise the stakes, keeping the reader hooked." --BookPage "Intriguing. . . . Readers will enjoy this story about the need for family, independence, and support." -- Library Journal "Yet another example of [Hughes's] gift for illuminating the dark places in the lives of dysfunctional, but deeply sympathetic, families. . . . [A] bighearted, wise, and frequently sharply funny novel." --Shelf Awareness "I wish I knew how Caoilinn Hughes has managed to write a book of such depth and gravity that is also so gripping and relentlessly funny. A tale about sisterhood, a novel of ideas, a chronicle of our collective follies, a requiem for our agonizing species, The Alternatives unfolds in a prose full of gorgeous surprises and glows with intelligence, compassion, and beauty." --Hernan Diaz, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Trust "Caoilinn Hughes is one of the most intelligent, surprising, and delightful writers around. The Alternatives made me laugh, cry, and think. Any one of the Flattery sisters would have made a compelling story; together they are glorious, as is this novel." -- Louise Kennedy, author of Trespasses "Caoilinn Hughes's beautiful new novel uses a fairy-tale premise--four sisters, orphaned in their youth, each brilliant in her own way--to explore some of the most pressing issues of our time: the environment, politics, and how to live in the world. The Alternatives is both a book of ideas and a gripping read, formally audacious yet deeply humane. Superb." -- Rumaan Alam, author of Leave the World Behind " The Alternative s is fizzy, brainy, and brilliant, always at the service of a drama of great emotional power. Caoilinn Hughes is an extraordinarily gifted writer." --Joseph O'Neill, author of Netherland and The Dog "Hughes's elegiac romp into our collective crises erupts in gorgeous language and sizzles with wit, yet is undergirded by pathos. A shapeshifter of a writer, she can draw any character, any foible with crystalline precision." -- Diane Cook, author of The New Wilderness, Praise for The Alternatives : "The novel begins with alternating chapters that sharply delve into each woman's life and work in brief, fascinating lectures on subjects from land subsidence to locavorism. . . . Ultimately The Alternatives is concerned with the duties of caring for the planet and one's loved ones. The fact that these responsibilities are often in conflict makes this lively novel's sense of confusion feel well-earned." -- Wall Street Journal "The Alternatives contains multitudes. Its mysteries and complexities reward a second reading. . . [its] ending is a stunner. And Olwen, Maeve, Nell and Rhona make it unforgettable." -- Star Tribune "At the center of the novel is a question: what does it mean to center one's work on slowing our collective hurtling toward destruction?. . . . This is a powerful and timely novel." -- Brooklyn Rail "Intelligent, impassioned, and wholly satisfying." -- Kirkus Reviews (starred review) "Simply brilliant. . . . The dynamics of the sisters' interactions and the easy way they anticipate each others' needs while slipping into decades-old roles are the novel's highlights." -- Booklist (starred review) "Hughes shines." -- Publishers Weekly "Each sister's voice is clear, purposeful, realistic and hopeful. . . . [the novel] becomes even more engaging as their stories overlap, growing increasingly complex and intertwined. . . . Hughes balances ordinary details with those that surprise and raise the stakes, keeping the reader hooked." --BookPage "Intriguing. . . . Readers will enjoy this story about the need for family, independence, and support." -- Library Journal "Yet another example of [Hughes's] gift for illuminating the dark places in the lives of dysfunctional, but deeply sympathetic, families. . . . [A] bighearted, wise, and frequently sharply funny novel." --Shelf Awareness "I wish I knew how Caoilinn Hughes has managed to write a book of such depth and gravity that is also so gripping and relentlessly funny. A tale about sisterhood, a novel of ideas, a chronicle of our collective follies, a requiem for our agonizing species, The Alternatives unfolds in a prose full of gorgeous surprises and glows with intelligence, compassion, and beauty." --Hernan Diaz, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Trust "Caoilinn Hughes is one of the most intelligent, surprising, and delightful writers around. The Alternatives made me laugh, cry, and think. Any one of the Flattery sisters would have made a compelling story; together they are glorious, as is this novel." -- Louise Kennedy, author of Trespasses "Caoilinn Hughes's beautiful new novel uses a fairy-tale premise--four sisters, orphaned in their youth, each brilliant in her own way--to explore some of the most pressing issues of our time: the environment, politics, and how to live in the world. The Alternatives is both a book of ideas and a gripping read, formally audacious yet deeply humane. Superb." -- Rumaan Alam, author of Leave the World Behind " The Alternative s is fizzy, brainy, and brilliant, always at the service of a drama of great emotional power. Caoilinn Hughes is an extraordinarily gifted writer." --Joseph O'Neill, author of Netherland and The Dog "Hughes's elegiac romp into our collective crises erupts in gorgeous language and sizzles with wit, yet is undergirded by pathos. A shapeshifter of a writer, she can draw any character, any foible with crystalline precision." -- Diane Cook, author of The New Wilderness
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"A bold, beautiful, complex novel, and I can't wait to read what Hughes writes next. She, too, is an unstoppable force." -- New York Times Book Review "A tale about sisterhood, a novel of ideas, a chronicle of our collective follies, a requiem for our agonizing species, The Alternatives unfolds in a prose full of gorgeous surprises and glows with intelligence, compassion, and beauty." --Hernan Diaz From the writer Anthony Doerr calls "a massive talent," the story of four brilliant Irish sisters, orphaned in childhood, who scramble to reconnect when the oldest disappears into the Irish countryside The Flattery sisters were plunged prematurely into adulthood when their parents died in tragic circumstances. Now in their thirties--all single, all with PhDs--they are each attempting to do meaningful work in a rapidly foundering world. The four lead disparate, distanced lives, from classrooms in Connecticut to ritzy catering gigs in London's Notting Hill, until one day their oldest sister, a geologist haunted by a terrible awareness of the earth's future, abruptly vanishes from her work and home. Together for the first time in years, the Flatterys descend on the Irish countryside in search of a sister who doesn't want to be found. Sheltered in a derelict bungalow, they reach into their common past, confronting both old wounds and a desperately uncertain future. Warm, fiercely witty, and unexpectedly hopeful, The Alternatives is an unforgettable portrait of a family perched on our collective precipice, told by one of Ireland's most gifted storytellers.
LC Classification Number
PR6108.U3885A79 2024
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