Items related to The Sugar Mother
Edwin and his wife, Cecilia, are parted for a year while Cecilia pursues a medical fellowship, and Edwin soon finds his life complicated when his new neighbors--a widow and her twentyish daughter--move in uninvited
"synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title.
About the Author:
Elizabeth Jolley (1923-2007) is one of Australia’s most celebrated writers, with a formidable international reputation, and during the 1980s and 1990s was widely acclaimed with a wide readership in the U. S. Born in England in 1923, she was brought up in a strict, German-speaking household and attended a Quaker boarding school. She became a nurse, married, and with three children moved to Western Australia in 1959. Although she wrote all her life, it was not until she was in her fifties that her books started to receive the recognition they deserved. Her work won every major award in Australia, and was several times selected as a New York Times Notable Book. Excerpts from her novels (including Cabin Fever, Book 2 in the Trilogy) were published in The New Yorker. Her novels include The Sugar Mother, Foxybaby, Miss Peabody's Inheritance, and Mr. Scobie's Riddle. Elizabeth Jolley died in 2007.
Review:
“Front page review: Jolley’s warmest novel, her most moving, and possibly the best introduction to her fiction. . . . wonderfully engrossing. . . . The conclusion is almost unbearably tense.”
- The New York Times Book Review
“A droll domestic comedy...emotionally astute and, at times chilling...as much a character study as it is a thriller...Jolley withholds just enough information...to create a suspenseful finale.”
- Washington Post
“Humor...suspense...and exquisite characterization . . . . Jolley has us in her able grip.”
- The New Yorker
“Sometimes feels like a Beckett or Pinter play, and sometimes like an engrossing Agatha Christie detective tale . . . . a satire-cum-fantasy with enormous flair.”
- The Arts Fuse
“Delicious . . . a novel of pungent charm.”
- Angela Carter
“Hilarious and bawdy.”
- Robert Coover
- The New York Times Book Review
“A droll domestic comedy...emotionally astute and, at times chilling...as much a character study as it is a thriller...Jolley withholds just enough information...to create a suspenseful finale.”
- Washington Post
“Humor...suspense...and exquisite characterization . . . . Jolley has us in her able grip.”
- The New Yorker
“Sometimes feels like a Beckett or Pinter play, and sometimes like an engrossing Agatha Christie detective tale . . . . a satire-cum-fantasy with enormous flair.”
- The Arts Fuse
“Delicious . . . a novel of pungent charm.”
- Angela Carter
“Hilarious and bawdy.”
- Robert Coover
"About this title" may belong to another edition of this title.
- PublisherHarperCollins Publishers
- Publication date1989
- ISBN 10 0060915889
- ISBN 13 9780060915889
- BindingPaperback
- Rating
Other Popular Editions of the Same Title
Top Search Results from the AbeBooks Marketplace
Stock Image
The Sugar Mother
Published by
HarperCollins Publishers
(1989)
ISBN 10: 0060915889
ISBN 13: 9780060915889
Used
Softcover
Quantity: 1
Seller:
Rating
Book Description Condition: Good. [ No Hassle 30 Day Returns ][ Ships Daily ] [ Underlining/Highlighting: NONE ] [ Writing: NONE ] [ Edition: First ] Publisher: Harper & Row Pub Date: 1/1/1988 Binding: Paperback Pages: 210 First edition. Seller Inventory # 6604383
Buy Used
US$ 1.04
Convert currency
Stock Image
The Sugar Mother
Published by
HarperCollins Publishers
(1989)
ISBN 10: 0060915889
ISBN 13: 9780060915889
Used
Softcover
Quantity: 1
Seller:
Rating
Book Description Condition: Good. Seller Inventory # BOS-N-14h-00910
Buy Used
US$ 1.50
Convert currency
Stock Image
The Sugar Mother
Published by
HarperCollins Publishers
(1989)
ISBN 10: 0060915889
ISBN 13: 9780060915889
Used
Softcover
Quantity: 1
Seller:
Rating
Book Description Condition: Very Good. . {Is9781571031815. Seller Inventory # BOS-J-12d-01338
Buy Used
US$ 1.50
Convert currency
Stock Image
The Sugar Mother
Published by
HarperCollins Publishers
(1989)
ISBN 10: 0060915889
ISBN 13: 9780060915889
Used
Softcover
Quantity: 1
Seller:
Rating
Book Description Condition: Good. Good condition. A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains. Bundled media such as CDs, DVDs, floppy disks or access codes may not be included. Seller Inventory # V17K-01416
Buy Used
US$ 5.69
Convert currency
Stock Image
The Sugar Mother
Published by
HarperCollins Publishers
(1989)
ISBN 10: 0060915889
ISBN 13: 9780060915889
Used
Paperback
Quantity: 1
Seller:
Rating
Book Description Paperback. Condition: Good. Satisfaction 100% guaranteed. Seller Inventory # mon0002439428
Buy Used
US$ 2.50
Convert currency
Stock Image
The Sugar Mother
Published by
HarperCollins Publishers
(1989)
ISBN 10: 0060915889
ISBN 13: 9780060915889
Used
Paperback
Quantity: 1
Seller:
Rating
Book Description Paperback. Condition: Good. Seller Inventory # SONG0060915889
Buy Used
US$ 7.14
Convert currency
The Sugar Mother
Published by
Harper
(1989)
ISBN 10: 0060915889
ISBN 13: 9780060915889
Used
Trade Paperback
First Edition
Quantity: 1
Seller:
Rating
Book Description Trade Paperback. Condition: Very Good. First Edition Thus. Seller Inventory # 0603225
Buy Used
US$ 2.99
Convert currency
Stock Image
The Sugar Mother
Published by
Perennial / Harper & Row.
(1989)
ISBN 10: 0060915889
ISBN 13: 9780060915889
Used
Trade paperback
Quantity: 1
Seller:
Rating
Book Description Trade paperback. Ross, Richard (Cover design and illustration by). (illustrator). First edition. 1st Perennial printing. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. Audience: General/trade. Comic novel: Neighbors' lives are in the grips of unexpected passions. A slatternly woman and her 20-ish daughter have come to stay at a middle aged pedantic professor's after locking themselves out of their own house. Very good. No dust jacket as issued. Near fine, save for small label residue marks on first free end paper. Seller Inventory # Alibris.65150002156
Buy Used
US$ 5.00
Convert currency
Stock Image
The Sugar Mother
Published by
HarperCollins Publishers
(1989)
ISBN 10: 0060915889
ISBN 13: 9780060915889
Used
Paperback
Quantity: 1
Seller:
Rating
Book Description Paperback. Condition: Good. some shelfwear/edgewear but still NICE! - may have remainder mark or previous owner's name Standard-sized. Seller Inventory # 0060915889-01
Buy Used
US$ 5.98
Convert currency
Stock Image
The Sugar Mother
Published by
HarperCollins Publishers
(1989)
ISBN 10: 0060915889
ISBN 13: 9780060915889
Used
Softcover
Quantity: 1
Seller:
Rating
Book Description Condition: Good. SHIPS FROM USA. Used books have different signs of use and do not include supplemental materials such as CDs, Dvds, Access Codes, charts or any other extra material. All used books might have various degrees of writing, highliting and wear and tear and possibly be an ex-library with the usual stickers and stamps. Dust Jackets are not guaranteed and when still present, they will have various degrees of tear and damage. All images are Stock Photos, not of the actual item. book. Seller Inventory # 15-0060915889-G
Buy Used
US$ 15.97
Convert currency