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Sby Updike, John
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Book DescriptionAlfred A. Knopf. Hardcover. 0394568354 Very good clean condition, with very minor general wear, very clean inside . Very Good. Book summarySarah Worth ("S") is a conventional woman, the wife of a doctor, a good mother, a responsible citizen. But when she comes under the spell of a Hindu cult leader, she flees her safe suburban existence to become a pilgrim at his ashram in Arizona. The novel consists of letters from Sarah to her husband, her small daughter, her mother and brother, her dentist and her shrink. Updike's comic satire about a woman whose consciousness undergoes a radical change is loosely based on Hawthorne's THE SCARLET LETTER.Media Reviews"Entirely satisfying and entertaining with a good half-dozen hilarious twists and surprises at the end for everyone....[H]is 12th and funniest novel." -- Chicago Sun Times Book Review "One of Updike's lightest, funniest, and slyest fictions--a comedy about the sneaky economies of the spirit." -- New Yorker First LineDearest Charles-- The distance between us grows, even as my pen hesitates. Publisher NotesSarah Worth, alias S., leaves her New England home and family to join a Hindu religious commune in Arizona where she falls in love with the spiritual leader, Arhat. Other Recommended Books
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