The Pure Gold Baby: An Intimate Literary Novel About a Single

The Pure Gold Baby: An Intimate Literary Novel About a Single Mother, Her Special Needs Child, and Female Friendships

"Achingly wise . . . Admirers of Marilynne Robinson will find themselves very much at home in this book." â€”Wall Street Journal

Jessica Speight, an anthropologist in 1960s London, is at the beginning of a promising academic career when an affair leaves her a single mother. Anna is delightfulâ€”a pure gold baby. But as it becomes clear that Anna is not a normal child, the book circles questions of responsibility, potential, even age, with Margaret Drabbleâ€™s characteristic intelligence and wit. Told from the point of view of Jess's fellow mothers, The Pure Gold Baby is a movingly intimate look at the unexpected transformations at the heart of motherhood.
Country USA
Brand Harper Perennial
Manufacturer Harper Perennial
Binding Paperback
ReleaseDate 2014-10-07
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780544228030

The Pure Gold Baby: An Intimate Literary Novel About a Single Mother, Her Special Needs Child, and Female Friendships