Someone: A Novel Young Adult

Someone: A Novel Young AdultAn ordinary lifeits sharp pains and unexpected joys, its bursts of clarity and moments of confusionlived by an ordinary woman: this is the subject of Someone, Alice McDermott's extraordinary seventh novel. We first glimpse Marie as a child: a girl in thick glasses waiting on a stoop in 1930s Brooklyn. Through her first heartbreak and eventual marriage; her brother's brief stint as a Catholic priest, and his emotional breakdown; her career as a

Includes 4 male firefighters

ISBN-13: 978-1941040355

sharing the stories that have mattered the most and the secrets of how she balances everything with a smile—and often a forkful of comfort food to go along

5–inch back pocket

despite a useless degree in business marketing and absolutely no experience in computer science

it turns out

Publisher: Lonely Road Books (September 2018)

Hardcover: 288 pages

from an observer of extraordinary vision

Often considered one of the most important American poets of the nineteenth century

A new title in the fascinating series from world-renowned cinema magazine Cahiers du cinéma

Possibly the most famous and beloved female author of all time