The awkward age: a novel
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New York : Riverhead Books, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC, 2017.
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Book
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358 pages ; 24 cm
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"A wry, tender novel about an ordinary family facing extraordinary choices. Julia Alden has fallen deeply, unexpectedly in love. American obstetrician James is everything she didn't know she wanted--if only her teenage daughter, Gwen, didn't hate him so much. Uniting two households is never easy, but when Gwen turns for comfort to James's seventeen-year-old son, Nathan, the consequences will test her mother's loyalty and threaten all their fragile new happiness. This is a moving and powerful novel about the modern family: about starting over; about love, guilt, and generosity; about building something beautiful amid the mess and complexity of what came before. It is a story about standing by the ones we love, even while they make mistakes. We would give anything to make our children happy. But how much should they ask?"--
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English
ISBN:
9780399576454, 0399576452
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"A wry, tender novel about an ordinary family facing extraordinary choices. Julia Alden has fallen deeply, unexpectedly in love. American obstetrician James is everything she didn't know she wanted--if only her teenage daughter, Gwen, didn't hate him so much. Uniting two households is never easy, but when Gwen turns for comfort to James's seventeen-year-old son, Nathan, the consequences will test her mother's loyalty and threaten all their fragile new happiness. This is a moving and powerful novel about the modern family: about starting over; about love, guilt, and generosity; about building something beautiful amid the mess and complexity of what came before. It is a story about standing by the ones we love, even while they make mistakes. We would give anything to make our children happy. But how much should they ask?"--,Provided by publisher.
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APA Citation (style guide)
Segal, F. (2017). The awkward age: a novel. Riverhead Books, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Segal, Francesca, 1980-. 2017. The Awkward Age: A Novel. Riverhead Books, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Segal, Francesca, 1980-, The Awkward Age: A Novel. Riverhead Books, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC, 2017.
MLA Citation (style guide)Segal, Francesca. The Awkward Age: A Novel. Riverhead Books, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC, 2017.
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