On Keeping Women
  • Published:
    Oct-1979
  • Formats:
    Print / eBook / Audio
  • Main Genre:
    General Fiction
  • Time Period:
    Contemporary
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A complex masterpiece that reveals the mind of a contemporary woman beyond the confines of family, love, and duty to one's self Lexie, a married woman with four children, undergoes a midlife crisis and questions her role as wife, mother, and lover.

From within a Victorian house in the Hudson River Valley, Lexie dissects her life experiences in hopes of gaining a deeper understanding of her unhappiness. Through rich symbolism, lively dialogue, and acute commentary, Hortense Calisher conjures a cohesive map of Lexie's personal awakening.

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EDITIONS
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    • First Edition
    • Oct-1979
    • Berkley
    • Paperback
    • ISBN: 0425039366
    • ISBN13: 9780425039366
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    • Sep-2013
    • Open Road Publishing
    • eBook
    • ISBN: 1480438987
    • ISBN13: 9781480438989
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    • Sep-2013
    • Open Road Publishing
    • eBook (Kindle)
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    • Sep-2016
    • Brilliance Audio
    • MP3 CD
    • ISBN: 1531815502
    • ISBN13: 9781531815509



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