Now, sue miller delivers a spellbinding novel of love and betrayal that explores what it means to be a good wife. In while i was gone, sue miller again addresses the issues related to sexual love, maternal love, marriage, identity, and morality that she introduced in her first. A decade ago she put a face on every mothers worst nightmare with her phenomenal bestseller the good mother. One of the most moving moments in the book occurs when daniel uses a. While i was gone by sue miller 2000, paperback for sale.
Learn more about oprahs book club book, while i was gone by sue miller, a book about infidelity, the end of a marriage and the. While i was gone is a 1999 novel by sue miller, and was chosen as an oprahs book club selection in may 2000. If you want to change the world, start off by making your bed william mcraven, us navy admiral duration. I found that the book was written well, but it was hard for me to have any sympathy for the main character, jo becker. While i was gone is an exquisitely suspenseful novel about how quickly and casually a marriage can be destroyed, how a good wife can find herself placing all she holds dear at risk. While i was gone written by sara from golden, co on november 3rd, 2006.
While i was gone by sue miller was a difficult book to enjoy. While i was gone is in the first person, as was your first novel, the good mother. There are two exquisite moments in this book and both involve jo. Youve been writing books from varying points of view. Her latest novel, while i was gone, continues this preoccupation. In expert strokes, sue miller captures the precariousness of even the strongest ties, the ease with which we abandon each other, and our need to be forgiven. I suppose thats how books in a series are supposed to be but i just wanted a bit more closure on some of the issues that kayla was going through. Click to read more about while i was gone by sue miller. Librarything is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers. Rent while i was gone oprahs book club by sue miller. While i was gone oprahs book club paperback may 12, 2000.
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