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Author | Annie Dillard |
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Language | English |
Genre | Novel |
Publisher | HarperCollins |
Publication date | June 12, 2007 |
Publication place | United States |
Media type | Print (Hardcover) |
Pages | 224 pp |
ISBN | 0-06-123953-4 |
OCLC | 76786885 |
813/.54 22 | |
LC Class | PS3554.I398 M39 2007 |
The Maytrees is American author Annie Dillard's second novel, a fictional account of the lives of Toby and Lou Maytree in Provincetown, MA, from the time of courting to old age.[1]
Plot introduction
[edit]Literate Provincetown bohemians Toby and Lou Maytree meet and marry, have a son, and begin to grow old before Toby decides to leave for Maine to build a new life with a family friend. Toby and Lou remain estranged as the book follows both characters through life's progress: Lou raises their son and Toby and Deary develop a successful business. When Deary falls ill and Toby loses his ability to care for her, the families are reunited.
References
[edit]External links
[edit]- NPR: Excerpt: The Maytrees, read by Annie Dillard
- New York Times review of The Maytrees
- Slate review of The Maytrees
- Open Letters review of 'The Maytrees