{"product_id":"amy-and-isabelle-paperback","title":"Amy and Isabelle - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eElizabeth Strout\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBefore there was \u003ci\u003eOlive Kitteridge\u003c\/i\u003e, there was \u003ci\u003eAmy and Isabelle\u003c\/i\u003e... \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"A novel of shining integrity and humor, about the bravery and hard choices of what is called ordinary life.\"--Alice Munro \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003ePulitzer Prize winning author \u003c\/b\u003eElizabeth Strout's bestselling and award winning debut, \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eAmy and Isabelle\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e--adapted for television by Oprah Winfrey-- evokes a teenager's alienation from her distant mother--and a parent's rage at the discovery of her daughter's sexual secrets. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In most ways, Isabelle and Amy are like any mother and her 16-year-old daughter, a fierce mix of love and loathing exchanged in their every glance. That they eat, sleep, and work side by side in the gossip-ridden mill town of Shirley Falls--a location fans of Strout will recognize from her critically acclaimed novel, \u003ci\u003eThe Burgess Boys\u003c\/i\u003e--only increases the tension. And just when it appears things can't get any worse, Amy's sexuality begins to unfold, causing a vast and icy rift between mother and daughter that will remain unbridgeable unless Isabelle examines her own secretive and shameful past.\u003cbr\u003e A Reader's Guide is included in the paperback edition of this powerful first novel by the author who brought \u003ci\u003eOlive Kitteridge\u003c\/i\u003e to millions of readers.\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eNational Bestseller \u003cbr\u003eIn her stunning first novel, Amy and Isabelle, Elizabeth Strout evokes a teenager's alienation from her distant mother--and a parent's rage at the discovery of her daughter's sexual secrets. In most ways, Isabelle and Amy are like any mother and her 16-year-old daughter, a fierce mix of love and loathing exchanged in their every glance. And eating, sleeping, and working side by side in the gossip-ridden mill town of Shirley Falls doesn't help matters. But when Amy is discovered behind the steamed-up windows of a car with her math teacher, the vast and icy distance between mother and daughter becomes unbridgeable. \u003cbr\u003eAs news of the scandal reaches every ear, it is Isabelle who suffers from the harsh judgment of Shirley Falls, intensifying her shame about her own secret past. And as Amy seeks comfort elsewhere, she discovers the fragility of human happiness through other dramas, from the horror of a missing child to the trials of Fat Bev, the community peacemaker. Witty and often profound, Amy and Isabelle confirms Elizabeth Strout as a powerful new talent. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn most ways, Isabelle and Amy are like any mother and her 16-year-old daughter, a fierce mix of love and loathing exchanged in their every glance. That they eat, sleep, and work side by side in the gossip-ridden mill town of Shirley Falls only increases the tension. And just when it appears things can't get any worse, Amy's sexuality begins to unfold, causing a vast and icy rift between mother and daughter that will remain unbridgeable unless Isabelle examines her own secretive and shameful past.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn prose that has merited comparisons to Anne Tyler and Mona Simpson, Elizabeth Strout evokes a teenager's alienation from her distant mother -- and parent's rage at the discovery of her daughter's sexual secrets.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eElizabeth Strout \u003c\/b\u003eis the #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author of \u003ci\u003eOlive Kitteridge, \u003c\/i\u003ewinner of the Pulitzer Prize; \u003ci\u003eOlive, Again, \u003c\/i\u003ean Oprah's Book Club pick; \u003ci\u003eAnything Is Possible, \u003c\/i\u003ewinner of the Story Prize; \u003ci\u003eMy Name Is Lucy Barton, \u003c\/i\u003elonglisted for the Man Booker Prize; \u003ci\u003eThe Burgess Boys, \u003c\/i\u003enamed one of the best books of the year by\u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post \u003c\/i\u003eand NPR; \u003ci\u003eAbide with Me, \u003c\/i\u003ea national bestseller; and \u003ci\u003eAmy and Isabelle, \u003c\/i\u003ewinner of the \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times \u003c\/i\u003eArt Seidenbaum Award for First Fiction and the \u003ci\u003eChicago Tribune \u003c\/i\u003eHeartland Prize. She has also been a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award, the PEN\/Faulkner Award for Fiction, the International Dublin Literary Award, and the Orange Prize. Her short stories have been published in a number of magazines, including \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eO: The Oprah Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e. Elizabeth Strout lives in New York City.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 320\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.73 x 8.03 x 5.15 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 01, 2000\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAward:\u003c\/strong\u003e L.A. 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