Certain women
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Published
[San Francisco ] : HarperSanFrancisco, 1993.
Edition
1st HarperCollins paperback ed.
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351 pages ; 21 cm
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Published
[San Francisco ] : HarperSanFrancisco, 1993.
Format
Book
Edition
1st HarperCollins paperback ed.
Language
English
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Emma Wheaton has interrupted her successful stage career to attend her dying father, David Wheaton. The legendary actor is obsessed with an unfinished play about the Old Testament King David written by Emma's estranged husband. As his family - itself of biblical proportions, because David Wheaton has had nine wives and eleven children - gathers, the stories of both Davids and their women are simultaneously woven together and unraveled. For Emma, being with her extended family brings back memories both painful and healing, and confronting her own tumultuous past helps her understand the effect her father's life has had on them all. As David Wheaton faces his approaching death, Emma grapples with her future. Steeped in the modern world of the theater and the ancient world of prophets and kings, Madeleine L'Engle's latest novel examines the lot of mothers and wives and daughters. Certain Women shows her intimate knowledge of theatrical life, resolves a long-held fascination with King David, and continues her exploration of biblical matters.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
L'Engle, M. (1993). Certain women (1st HarperCollins paperback ed.). HarperSanFrancisco.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)L'Engle, Madeleine. 1993. Certain Women. HarperSanFrancisco.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)L'Engle, Madeleine. Certain Women HarperSanFrancisco, 1993.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)L'Engle, Madeleine. Certain Women 1st HarperCollins paperback ed., HarperSanFrancisco, 1993.
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