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The Ice Storm
Rick Moody
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Description for The Ice Storm
Paperback. *A witty and wonderful book about 1970s family life, that has been made into a critically acclaimed film. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 128 x 19. Weight in Grams: 202.
'One of the wittiest books about family life ever written' Guardian
'A hilarious, remarkable and beautiful book' Jeffrey Eugenides
'A blackly funny and beautifully written novel' Sunday Times
Suburban New England, and the Hood family are about to wish they'd stayed home....
1973 - 'The last year of the sixties' as the author describes it. Amidst the worst storm for 30 years the local families gather for a party - the highlight of which is the wife-swapping 'key game' - and for two couples this supposedly harmless piece of liberal-minded entertainment spells permanent disaster.
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Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Condition
New
Number of Pages
288
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780349110301
SKU
V9780349110301
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-10
About Rick Moody
Rick Moody was born in New York City and attended Brown and Columbia Universities. His first novel, GARDEN STATE, was published in 1992. He has also published short fiction and essays in many US journals such as STORM and THE PARIS REVIEW.
Reviews for The Ice Storm
THE ICE STORM is one of the wittiest books about family life ever written
THE GUARDIAN
A huge '70s nostalgia trip, a litany of kitsch, a mountain of memorabilia as the backdrop to a bitter-sweet story of suburban America.
TIME OUT
With intelligence, restraint, and without sentimentality, Rick Moody has created a moving portrait of a ... Read more
THE GUARDIAN
A huge '70s nostalgia trip, a litany of kitsch, a mountain of memorabilia as the backdrop to a bitter-sweet story of suburban America.
TIME OUT
With intelligence, restraint, and without sentimentality, Rick Moody has created a moving portrait of a ... Read more