Everything Will Be All Right A Novel
Everything Will Be All Right by Tessa Hadley, published by Macmillan on October 6, 2003, is a novel that delves into the complex dynamics of family life across generations. The story follows Joyce Stevenson, who, at thirteen, moves to the south of England with her mother, Lil, and their aunt Vera. As Joyce navigates her formative years, she grapples with the contrasting beliefs of her mother and aunt while seeking fulfillment through art and relationships, all set against the backdrop of societal changes over five decades.
Readers will find a rich exploration of familial relationships and the choices that shape lives. The narrative contrasts Joyce’s aspirations with those of her daughter, Zoe, who ultimately chooses a different path, reflecting the evolving roles of women. This edition spans 303 pages and is presented in English, offering an intricate look at the interplay between personal desires and familial expectations within the framework of fiction and literary sagas.
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The profoundly different choices of a mother and her daughter infuse this rich, expansive novel with both intimate detail and wide resonance
When Joyce Stevenson is thirteen, her family moves to the south of England to live with their aunt Vera. Joyce’s mother, Lil, is a widow; Vera has a husband who keeps his suits in the wardrobe but spends evenings at another house nearby. While the two sisters couldn’t be more different-Vera, a teacher, has unquestioning belief in the powers of education and reason; Lil puts her faith in séances-they work together to form a tight-knit family.
Joyce sees that there is something missing in their lives: men. She doesn’t want to end up like her aunt Vera, rejected by her husband. Joyce discovers art at school: she falls in love with the Impressionists and, eventually, with one of her teachers. In spite of the temptations of the sixties, she is determined to make her marriage and motherhood a success. When Joyce’s daughter, Zoe, grows up and has a baby of her own, however, she proves to be impatient with domestic life and chooses a dramatically different path.
Spanning five decades of extraordinary changes in women’s lives, Everything Will Be All Right explores the complicated relationships of a family. The young ones of each generation are sure that they can correct the mistakes of their parents; the truth, of course, is more opaque. Intricate and insightful, Everything Will Be All Right firmly establishes Tessa Hadley among the great contemporary observers of the human mind and heart.
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