The Witches of Eastwick

by Updike, John
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ISBN: 9780449912102
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"John Updike is the great genial sorcerer of American letters and] The Witches of Eastwick is one of his] most ambitious works. . . . A] comedy of the blackest sort."--The New York Times Book Review

Toward the end of the Vietnam era, in a snug little Rhode Island seacoast town, wonderful powers have descended upon Alexandra, Jane, and Sukie, bewitching divorc es with sudden access to all that is female, fecund, and mysterious. Alexandra, a sculptor, summons thunderstorms; Jane, a cellist, floats on the air; and Sukie, the local gossip columnist, turns milk into cream. Their happy little coven takes on new, malignant life when a dark and moneyed stranger, Darryl Van Horne, refurbishes the long-derelict Lenox mansion and invites them in to play. Thenceforth scandal flits through the darkening, crooked streets of Eastwick--and through the even darker fantasies of the town's collective psyche.

"A great deal of fun to read . . . fresh, constantly entertaining . . . John Updike is] a wizard of language and observation."--The Philadelphia Inquirer

"Vintage Updike, which is to say among the best fiction we have."--Newsday

  • Format: TradePaperback
  • Author: Updike, John
  • ISBN: 9780449912102
  • Condition: Used
  • Dimensions: 8.20 x 0.70
  • Number Of Pages: 352
  • Publication Year: 1996

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