The Company She Keeps

The Company She Keeps
by Mary McCarthy

The Company She Keeps
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Author: Mary McCarthy
Edition: Paperback
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 2003-01-13
ISBN: 0156027860
Number of pages: 324
Publisher: Mariner Books

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Book Review: McCarthy's first book and one of her best
Summary: 5 Stars

The book consists of six somewhat lengthy "episodes" dealing with a young woman in the 1930s who runs with a very intellectual and bohemian crowd. All of the episodes are interesting and well told, but the best is "The Man in the Brooks Brothers Shirt." It is so good that it alone is worth the cost of the book. It describes an encounter between the young woman and a young man on a train, in which they end up spending the night together. The perspective is told from the woman's viewpoint and McCarthy's insights are incredibly honest, regardless the consequences. Her tone is assured and rock steady; it's a brilliant piece of modern realistic fiction. The whole book is fascinating and enlightening, one of McCarthy's best.
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Summary of The Company She Keeps

This is the author?s first novel, which relates the experiences of a young bohemian intellectual. The six episodes create a fascinating portrait of a New York social circle of the 1930s. McCarthy?s bold insight and virtuoso style won her immediate recognition as one of the most accomplished, versatile, and penetrating writers in americanca.

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