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Certain Women

Emma Wheaton has interrupted her successful stage career to attend to her dying father—the legedary screen actor David Wheaton. As the master performer grapples with an obsession over the one great role that has eluded him—that of the biblical King David—Emma confronts both the painful and healing memories of her tumultuous past. The stories of these two Davids and the women in thier lives are simultaneously woven together and unraveled in a narrative rich in theatrical tradition and archetypal wisdom. In Certain Women, Madeleine L'Engle gives us an unforgettable portrait of the private struggles and blessings of family life. - See more at: http://www.madeleinelengle.com/books/...

Audience
adult
Length
medium · 351 pages

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