House Work
| Year of Publication |
1994
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| Publication Type |
Novel
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| Number of Pages or Episodes |
198 p.
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| Language |
English
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| Author | |
| Publisher |
Bridge Works Publishing Company
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| City |
Bridgehampton, NY
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| Abstract |
Guy and Anna Hallissey wed after World War II and raise a working-class Catholic family. However, Guy suffers from alcoholism and mental illness, which strains the marriage. Defying the advice of the parish priest, Anna leaves Guy, re-establishes a home for her children, and independently earns a living for the kids by doing house work.
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| Notes |
The novel was chosen by The New York Times Book Review as a notable book of 1994.
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| Author Biography |
Kristina McGrath (1950— ), born and raised in Pittsburgh, earned her BA at Chatham College and MFA at Columbia University. She taught in New York, California, and Kentucky.
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| Time |
1945-68
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