The Company She Keeps

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title The Company She Keeps
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Mary McCarthy
Introduction by Paula McLain
SeriesVirago Modern Classics
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:256
Dimensions(mm): Height 128,Width 199
Category/GenreClassic fiction (pre c 1945)
ISBN/Barcode 9781844085941
ClassificationsDewey:813.54
Audience
General

Publishing Details

Publisher Little, Brown Book Group
Imprint Virago Press Ltd
Publication Date 3 November 2011
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

These six brilliantly written episodes, brought together in Mary McCarthy's first novel, create a fascinating portrait of a 1930s New York social circle. Based loosely on the author's own life, the book follows a young bohemian woman, Margaret Sargent, through her experiences and lost loves in a time of coming war. On publication in 1942, its bold insight, sly wit and virtuoso style won Mary McCarthy immediate recogntion as one of the most accomplished, versatile and penetrating writers in America.

Author Biography

Mary McCarthy (1912-1989) was a well-known novelist, critic, journalist and memoirist. Her most famous novel is THE GROUP.

Reviews

A consummate piece of work - Norman Mailer Clever, witty, polished - New York Times