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Synopsis
Mary McCarthy's most celebrated novel portrays the lives, and aspirations of eight Vassar graduates. "The group" meet in New York following commencement to attend the wedding of one of their members¾and reconvene seven years later at her funeral. The woman are complicated, compelling, vivid, and, above all, determined not to become stuffy and frightened like "Mother and Dad" but to lead fulfilling, emancipated lives.
A classic of contemporary fiction, The Group is a dazzlingly outspoken novel, written with the trenchant, sardonic edge that is the hallmark of Mary McCarthy's prose.
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About the Author
Mary McCarthy (1912-1989), long a member of the National Institute of Arts and Letters, was a novelist, short story writer, memoirist, social and art critic, and essayist. Her most enduring writings include Memories of a Catholic Girlhood, The Group, and The Stones of Florence, all available as Harvest paperbacks.
Review
"A witty, moving, instructive and wise novel¾a gem of American social history as well as very good fiction." -- The Nation
"An admirable piece of fiction and the best book [Mary McCarthy] has written." -- Saturday Review
"Juicy, shocking, witty, and almost continually brilliant." -- Cosmopolitan
Mary McCarthy's The Group is a sharply-pointed satire of upper-class New England society which follows the post-college lives of eight Vassar graduates, class of '33. Helena was registered for Vassar at birth; Pokey forged her mother's signature on her college application in defiance of the family tradition of "being dim-witted and vain of it." Out in the "real" world, Dottie loses her virginity to a "bad sort" but discovers that she enjoys sex, while Kay subsumes her own talent to the artistic "genius" of her egocentric and philandering husband. Libby writes book reviews that are almost as long as the original material and Polly works as a nurse, while Priss is forced by her pediatrician-husband to go against "tradition" and her inclinations and breastfeed her baby, as proof of his theories. Elinor "Lakey" Eastlake, the sleek, rich leader of the group, travels about Europe and ultimately returns, full of surprises. Adopting the non-stop, generally well-intentioned, but hopelessly narrow-minded voice that typifies the worst of the group, Mary McCarthy filets Ivy League society, socialism, 1930s child-rearing practices, sexual double-standards, psychoanalysis, and men in general. -- For great reviews of books for girls, check out Let's Hear It for the Girls: 375 Great Books for Readers 2-14. -- From 500 Great Books by Women; review by Erica Bauermeister
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- PublisherPenguin Books Ltd
- Publication date1970
- ISBN 10 0140021841
- ISBN 13 9780140021844
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages352
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