Object Lessons

Written by Anna Quindlen

Narrated by Emily Lawrence

A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK OF THE YEAR

"Elaborate and playful...Honest and deeply felt....Here is the Quindlen wit, the sharp eye for the details of class and manners, [and] the ardent reading of domestic lives."
—THE NEW YORK TIMES

It is the 1960s, in suburban New York City. Maggie and her family, are in the thrall of her powerful grandfather Jack Scanlan. In the summer of her twelfth year, Maggie is desperately trying to master the object lessons her grandfather fills her head with. But there is too much going on to concentrate. Everything at home is in upheaval, her grandfather is changing, and Maggie is unsure if what she wants is worth having....

• Language: English
• Publisher: Brilliance Audio
• Release date: Oct 16, 2018
• ISBN: 9781978636231

Anna Quindlen

Anna Marie Quindlen is an author, journalist, and opinion columnist. Her New York Times column, Public and Private, won the Pulitzer Prize for Commentary in 1992.

Reviews for Object Lessons

[Daryl Wilkins · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Having grown up in the early 50s through the 60’s there was so much I could relate to, even though I grew up in a small rural town. Kids are kids anywhere and the social mores I remember.

[snash_44 · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

A story of a young girl growing up but more a story of the impact of a larger-than-life patriarch on the rest of the family.

[bethlea · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Couldn't believe (although I grew up hearing that irish and Italians don't mix) mostly because, Irish and Italians are all white; and even all Catholic! So what's the problem?

[dee_kohler_1 · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

Enjoyed this other book by Quindlen about a family in trouble.