The Widows of Eastwick [FIRST EDITION, FIRST PRINTING]

Updike, John

Published by Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 2008

About this Item

As new condition blue cloth boards, silver front cover and spine lettering contained in an as new condition non price-clipped color illustrated dust jacket. Includes List of Other Books by John Updike; Preliminary Page Quote from Hamlet, Act I, Scene I and A Note About the Author. "More than three decades have passed since the events described in John Updike's The Witches of Eastwick. The three divorcees - Alexandra, Jane, and Sukie - have left town, remarried, and become widows. They cope with their grief and solitude as widows do: they travel the world, to such foreign lands as Canada, Egypt, and China, and renew old acquaintance. Why not, Sukie and Jan ask Alexandra, go back to Eastwick for the summer? The old Rhode Island seaside town, where they indulged in wicked mischief under the influence of the diabolical Darryl Van Horne, is still magical for them. Now Darryl is gone, and their lovers of the time have aged or died, but enchantment remains in the familiar streets and scenery of the village, where they enjoyed their lusty primes as free and empowered women. And, among the local citizenry, there are still those who remember them, and wish them ill. How they cope with the lingering traces of their evil deeds, the shocks of a mysterious counterspell, and the advancing inroads of old age, form the burden of Updike's delightful, ominous sequel." - from the inner front jacket flap. Seller Inventory # 008566

Bibliographic Details

Title: The Widows of Eastwick [FIRST EDITION, FIRST...

Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf, New York

Publication Date: 2008

Binding: Hardcover

Illustrator: Carson, Carol Devine (jacket design)

Condition: As New

Dust Jacket Condition: As New

Edition: 1st Edition