A Charmed Life

by Mary McCarthy

Martha Sinnott returns with her second husband to the New England artists' colony she left behind seven years earlier when she divorced her first husband. The townfolk have remained much the same, including Martha's former husband, who has relocated nearby. Martha is in touch with her former friends, who are in touch with her former husband, so Martha should be able to see him as well, shouldn't she?

Genres: Fiction, American, Novels, Classics

324 pages, Paperback

First published June 1, 1955

About the author

People note American writer Mary Therese McCarthy for her sharp literary criticism and satirical fiction, including the novels The Groves of Academe (1952) and The Group (1963).

McCarthy studied at Vassar college in Poughkeepsie, New York and graduated in 1933. McCarthy moved to city of New York and incisively wrote as a known contributor to publications such as the Nation, the New Republic, and the New York Review of Books. Her debut novel, The Company She Keeps (1942), initiated her ascent to the most celebrated writers of her generation; the publication of her autobiography Memories of a Catholic Girlhood in 1957 bolstered this reputation.

This literary critic authored more than two dozen books, including the now-classic novel The Group , the New York Times bestseller in 1963.

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Reviews

[Aurora · Rating 3 out of 5]

È una lettura intensa e coinvolgente, mi ha lasciato un po' perplessa e delusa sul finale, tuttavia, mi è piaciuto lo stile narrativo della scrittrice, forse un po' meno come vengono trattate alcune tematiche delicate.
Non risulta chiaro se la protagonista sia stata violentata o meno, e il modo in cui è stata trattata la questione è stata un po' superficiale e poco trasparente , visto e considerato che da una narratrice donna ci si aspetterebbe forse più delicatezza e sensibilità nel trattare certi temi.
Va anche detto che il libro è stato scritto nel 1912, e già appare rivoluzionario per le tematiche trattate come l' aborto praticato illegalmente dalle donne.