Alice McDermott on the Women Behind the Vietnam War
Nov 02, 2023•40 min•Transcript available on Metacast Episode description
Alice McDermott has written one of THE great novels of 2023. Absolution is so many things…a portrait of diplomatic wives carving out lives for themselves in Saigon before the start of the war, a moralistic novel about the dangers of colonialism and good intentions, the story of the complex relationships women have with motherhood, and with each other. Why did she write it? And what has convinced so many that it's going to be a Pulitzer finalist this year? Tune in and find out. Our bookstore this week comes from one of our beloved listeners-The Lost Bookshop in Delhi, NY. Join us, and keep sending in suggestions!
Books mentioned in this week's episode:
Absolution by Alice McDermott
Charming Billy by Alice McDermott
Someone by Alice McDermott
The Ninth Hour by Alice McDermott
That Night by Alice McDermott
At Weddings and Wakes by Alice McDermott
A Bigamist’s Daughter by Alice McDermott
After This by Alice McDermott
What About the Baby?: Some Thoughts on the Art of Fiction by Alice McDermott
The Quiet American by Graham Greene
This is Happiness by Niall Williams
The Holy Bible
Hamlet by William Shakespeare
The Art of Seeing Things by John Burroughs
A Month in the Country by J.L. Carr
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