Someone A Novel
Someone, a novel by Alice McDermott, is a reprint edition published by HarperCollins Publishers Ltd on October 7, 2014. This 240-page work presents the life of Marie Commeford, an ordinary woman navigating the complexities of her existence in a pre-Depression Brooklyn. Through her experiences, including childhood observations, heartbreak, marriage, and her role as a funeral director’s “consoling angel,” the narrative captures the nuances of family life and cultural heritage against the backdrop of the twentieth century.
Readers will find a rich exploration of Marie’s journey, marked by both sharp pains and unexpected joys. The novel delves into themes of coming of age and the emotional landscape of an Irish-American community, reflecting on the intricacies of city life and familial bonds. McDermott’s storytelling is characterized by empathy and insight, offering a poignant look at the everyday experiences that shape an individual’s life.
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An ordinary life-its sharp pains and unexpected joys, its bursts of clarity and moments of confusion-lived by an ordinary, but unforgettable woman: this is the subject of Someone, Alice McDermott’s extraordinary New York Times bestselling novel.
We first glimpse Marie Commeford as a child: a girl in thick glasses observing her pre-Depression world from a Brooklyn stoop. Through her first heartbreak and eventual marriage; her delicate brother’s brief stint as a Catholic priest and his emotional breakdown; her career as a funeral director’s “consoling angel”; the deaths of her parents and the births of her children-we follow Marie through the changing world of the twentieth century and her Irish-American enclave. Rendered with remarkable empathy and insight, Someone is a novel that speaks of life as it is daily lived, with passion and heartbreak, a crowning achievement of one of the finest American writers at work today.
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