Almost perfect
(Book)
Author:
Published:
New York : A.A. Knopf, 1993.
Format:
Book
Physical Desc:
243 pages ; 25 cm
Status:
Madeline Island Adult Fiction
F ADA
Description
The most ambitious and fully realized novel we have yet had from the author of Caroline's Daughters and Superior Women is set in San Francisco in the 1980s.
At the center: an almost perfect couple spiralling to a crash, as the talented and charming Richard Fallon moves slowly, inexplicably into madness. He is in his early forties when he meets Stella Blake. He is known by everyone - loved, hated, adored, admired. Stella - loving, effortlessly talented, almost beautiful, and soon to be a famous writer - enters his life when she interviews him for a magazine article. And they fall easily in love. They are perceived as a golden couple. Everything works for them. Their lives shimmer. But little by little, Richard's erratic demeanor, his eerie use of his creativity, and his manic sexuality start to take hold.
As Stella watches the man she adores begin a steady and frightening descent into darkness, Alice Adams brilliantly and movingly explores what happens to love when the essence of the beloved becomes transformed, unrecognizable, lost.
At the center: an almost perfect couple spiralling to a crash, as the talented and charming Richard Fallon moves slowly, inexplicably into madness. He is in his early forties when he meets Stella Blake. He is known by everyone - loved, hated, adored, admired. Stella - loving, effortlessly talented, almost beautiful, and soon to be a famous writer - enters his life when she interviews him for a magazine article. And they fall easily in love. They are perceived as a golden couple. Everything works for them. Their lives shimmer. But little by little, Richard's erratic demeanor, his eerie use of his creativity, and his manic sexuality start to take hold.
As Stella watches the man she adores begin a steady and frightening descent into darkness, Alice Adams brilliantly and movingly explores what happens to love when the essence of the beloved becomes transformed, unrecognizable, lost.
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Madeline Island Adult Fiction
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Jul 10, 2009
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Language:
English
ISBN:
0679423982
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Description
The most ambitious and fully realized novel we have yet had from the author of Caroline's Daughters and Superior Women is set in San Francisco in the 1980s. At the center: an almost perfect couple spiralling to a crash, as the talented and charming Richard Fallon moves slowly, inexplicably into madness. He is in his early forties when he meets Stella Blake. He is known by everyone - loved, hated, adored, admired. Stella - loving, effortlessly talented, almost beautiful, and soon to be a famous writer - enters his life when she interviews him for a magazine article. And they fall easily in love. They are perceived as a golden couple. Everything works for them. Their lives shimmer. But little by little, Richard's erratic demeanor, his eerie use of his creativity, and his manic sexuality start to take hold. As Stella watches the man she adores begin a steady and frightening descent into darkness, Alice Adams brilliantly and movingly explores what happens to love when the essence of the beloved becomes transformed, unrecognizable, lost.
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APA Citation (style guide)
Adams, A. (1993). Almost perfect. New York, A.A. Knopf.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Adams, Alice, 1926-1999. 1993. Almost Perfect. New York, A.A. Knopf.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Adams, Alice, 1926-1999, Almost Perfect. New York, A.A. Knopf, 1993.
MLA Citation (style guide)Adams, Alice. Almost Perfect. New York, A.A. Knopf, 1993.
Note! Citation formats are based on standards as of July 2022. Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy.
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