The Position A Novel
The Position A Novel by Meg Wolitzer is a reprint edition published by Simon and Schuster on June 13, 2006, featuring 307 pages in English. This novel explores the dynamics of a family shaped by the cultural shifts of the sexual revolution, focusing on the impact of a provocative book written by parents Paul and Roz Mellow in 1975. Their bestselling work, reminiscent of a “Joy of Sex” guide, becomes a source of embarrassment for their four children, altering their family dynamics in profound ways.
Readers will find a narrative that delves into the lives of the Mellow children as they navigate their adult relationships, careers, and personal conflicts, all influenced by the legacy of their parents’ bold choices. The story unfolds over thirty years, examining themes of family life, psychological complexities, and the interplay of love and sexuality. With its sharp observations and humor, The Position presents a nuanced look at how the past continues to shape the present, making it a significant addition to contemporary literary fiction.
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From the bestselling author of The Wife—Meg Wolitzer’s “hilariously moving, sharply written novel” (USA TODAY), hailed by critics and loved by readers worldwide, with its “dead-on observations about sex, marriage, and the family ties that strangle and bind” (Cleveland Plain Dealer).
Crackling with intelligence and humor, The Position is the masterful story of one extraordinary family at the hilarious height of the sexual revolution—and through the thirty-year hangover that followed.
In 1975, Paul and Roz Mellow write a bestselling Joy of Sex-type book that mortifies their four school-aged children and ultimately changes the shape of the family forever. Thirty years later, as the now dispersed family members argue over whether to reissue the book, we follow the complicated lives of each of the grown children and their conflicts in love, work, marriage, parenting, and, of course, sex—all shadowed by the indelible specter of their highly sexualized parents. Insightful, panoramic, and compulsively readable, The Position is an American original.
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