The Company She Keeps by Mary McCarthy
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Book Summary Author: Mary McCarthy Edition: Paperback Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published) Published: 2003-01-13 ISBN: 0156027860 Number of pages: 324 Publisher: Mariner Books Product features:
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Book Reviews of the The Company She Keeps
Customer Review: An Interesting Read
Summary: 4 Stars
This is Mary McCarthy's first book, and consists of six different exerts, some of which appear to have appeared previously in American magazines. The six parts all feature the same young woman, Margaret Sargent, and must be to some extent autobiographical. The book does not have the by now traditional disclaimer about the characters being imaginary, so I imagine that many of the males in it are based on true people as well.The chapters and characters in the book (except for Miss Sargent) are all very different. They draw on the author's mixed Protestant, Catholic and Jewish descent. They are also a fascinating "period piece" about the USA just before the Second World War, and before another McCarthy jumped down on Marxists and Communists. The book is well written, if somewhat verbose by modern standards, and the characters well drawn. The final chapter, "Ghostly Father, I Confess" is a bit too self analytical and involved, perhaps, but interesting none the less.
In summary, the book is worth reading.