Oct 31, 2023 · With a narrative impact that recalls Graham Greene’s The Quiet American, Alice McDermott confronts the unresolved mysteries and ironies of America’s tragic interference in …

Oct 30, 2023 · McDermott's latest novel, which centers on two American women who meet in Saigon in 1963, explores themes of religion, humility and insistent charitable intervention.

Oct 31, 2023 · "With Absolution, Alice McDermott delivers another elegantly written, immaculately conceived novel that immerses the reader in the contradictions and moral ambiguities of the human …

Oct 31, 2023 · A virtuosic new novel from Alice McDermott, one of our most observant, most affecting writers, about folly and grace, obligation, sacrifice, and, finally, the quest for absolution in a broken …

Absolution (2023) is the ninth novel by American author and National Book Award winner Alice McDermott. Absolution explores the inner lives of American military wives during the Vietnam War, …

Oct 29, 2024 · Alice McDermott's sublime novel cuts across decades and continents to tell an unforgettable story of a changing world. A riveting account of women’s lives on the margins of the …

Nov 7, 2023 · For more than 40 years, McDermott’s deep understanding of human nature and wizardry in creating characters has been the seedbed of one bestselling, award-winning novel after another.

A riveting account of women’s lives on the margins of the Vietnam War, from the renowned winner of the National Book Award. American women—American wives—have been mostly minor characters in …

Oct 31, 2023 · A virtuosic new novel from Alice McDermott, one of our most observant, most affecting writers—about folly and grace, obligation, sacrifice, and, finally, the quest for absolution in a broken...

Oct 29, 2024 · Absolution takes us there, by way of wartime Saigon, and with a powerful reminder that good intentions can have consequences that jerk us awake over a lifetime.