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PublisherPicador
ISBN-100312428464
ISBN-139780312428464
eBay Product ID (ePID)71117803
Product Key Features
Book TitleCost : a Novel
Number of Pages448 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2009
TopicFamily Life, Literary
GenreFiction
AuthorRoxana Robinson
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height1 in
Item Weight12.3 Oz
Item Length8.5 in
Item Width5.5 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2009-001785
ReviewsNew York Times Book Review Editors' Choice" Scarily good . . . With such fierce moments of anxiety and grief, this is, frankly, a challenging novel to read, but Robinson's insight makes it impossible to break away." -The Washington Post " Pitch-perfect_ COST is unusual for being as plot-driven as it is character-driven, and the assured manner in which Robinson builds toward the inevitable train wreck is matched by her acuity in bring us inside the characters' minds." -THE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW "COST is unsparing but not bleak . . . it is both lyrical and unsentimental, richly honest and humane-summer reading of uncommon stature. " - The Wall Street Journal "An emotionally incisive story about change-the permeable bonds between family members and an individual's fluctuating sense of self."- TIME OUT New York "[A] piercing novel . . . Robinson has always been a sensitive and revelatory writer, but she attains new degrees of intensity here_ Her illuminations of the churning inner lives of her smart and deep-feeling characters depict good people facing brutal forces beyond the reach of reason and love." -BOOKLIST, Cost applies Roxana Robinson's trademark gifts as an intelligent, sensitive analyst of family life. . . . A warmly human and deeply satisfying book, marking a new level of ambition and achievement for this talented author., Pitch-perfect . . . Cost is unusual for being as plot-driven as it is character-driven, and the assured manner in which Robinson builds toward the inevitable train wreck is matched by her acuity in bringing us inside the characters' minds., ANEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEWEDITORS' CHOICE AWASHINGTON POSTTOP FIVE BOOK OF THE YEAR ASEATTLE TIMESBEST BOOK OF THE YEAR AWALL STREET JOURNALBEST BOOK OF THE YEAR"Artfully portrays a family transformed by the far-reaching consequences of a son's heroin addiction."--Vanity Fair "Costapplies Roxana Robinson's trademark gifts as an intelligent, sensitive analyst of family life. . . . A warmly human and deeply satisfying book, marking a new level of ambition and achievement for this talented author."--Chicago Tribune "Scarily good . . . with such fierce moments of anxiety and grief, this is, frankly, a challenging novel to read, but Robinson's insight makes it impossible to break away."--The Washington Post"Pitch-perfect . . .Costis unusual for being as plot-driven as it is character-driven, and the assured manner in which Robinson builds toward the inevitable train wreck is matched by her acuity in bringing us inside the characters' minds."--The New York Times Book Review "Costis unsparing but not bleak. It is both lyrical and unsentimental, richly honest and humane--summer reading of uncommon stature."--The Wall Street Journal"Gripping . . . Robinson paints a chilling portrait of addiction."--People "An emotionally incisive story about change--the permeable bonds between family members and an individual's fluctuating sense of self."--Time Out(New York)"[A] piercing novel . . . Robinson has always been a sensitive and revelatory writer, but she attains new degrees of intensity here. . . . Her illuminations of the churning inner lives of her smart and deep-feeling characters depict good people facing brutal forces beyond the reach of reason and love."--Booklist, Scarily good . . . with such fierce moments of anxiety and grief, this is, frankly, a challenging novel to read, but Robinson's insight makes it impossible to break away., Artfully portrays a family transformed by the far-reaching consequences of a son's heroin addiction., [A] piercing novel . . . Robinson has always been a sensitive and revelatory writer, but she attains new degrees of intensity here. . . . Her illuminations of the churning inner lives of her smart and deep-feeling characters depict good people facing brutal forces beyond the reach of reason and love., "Costapplies Roxana Robinson's trademark gifts as an intelligent, sensitive analyst of family life. . . . A warmly human and deeply satisfying book, marking a new level of ambition and achievement for this talented author."--Chicago Tribune "Scarily good . . . with such fierce moments of anxiety and grief, this is, frankly, a challenging novel to read, but Robinson's insight makes it impossible to break away."--The Washington Post"Pitch-perfect . . .Costis unusual for being as plot-driven as it is character-driven, and the assured manner in which Robinson builds toward the inevitable train wreck is matched by her acuity in bringing us inside the characters' minds."--The New York Times Book Review "Costis unsparing but not bleak. It is both lyrical and unsentimental, richly honest and humane--summer reading of uncommon stature." --The Wall Street Journal "An emotionally incisive story about change--the permeable bonds between family members and an individual's fluctuating sense of self."--Time Out(New York)"[A] piercing novel . . . Robinson has always been a sensitive and revelatory writer, but she attains new degrees of intensity here. . . . Her illuminations of the churning inner lives of her smart and deep-feeling characters depict good people facing brutal forces beyond the reach of reason and love."--Booklist, Cost is unsparing but not bleak. It is both lyrical and unsentimental, richly honest and humane--summer reading of uncommon stature., Cost is unsparing but not bleak. It is both lyrical and unsentimental, richly honest and humane--summer reading of uncommon stature., "Artfully portrays a family transformed by the far-reaching consequences of a son's heroin addiction." -- Vanity Fair " Cost applies Roxana Robinson's trademark gifts as an intelligent, sensitive analyst of family life. . . . A warmly human and deeply satisfying book, marking a new level of ambition and achievement for this talented author." -- Chicago Tribune "Scarily good . . . with such fierce moments of anxiety and grief, this is, frankly, a challenging novel to read, but Robinson's insight makes it impossible to break away." -- The Washington Post "Pitch-perfect . . . Cost is unusual for being as plot-driven as it is character-driven, and the assured manner in which Robinson builds toward the inevitable train wreck is matched by her acuity in bringing us inside the characters' minds." -- The New York Times Book Review " Cost is unsparing but not bleak. It is both lyrical and unsentimental, richly honest and humane--summer reading of uncommon stature." -- The Wall Street Journal "Gripping . . . Robinson paints a chilling portrait of addiction." -- People "An emotionally incisive story about change--the permeable bonds between family members and an individual's fluctuating sense of self." -- Time Out (New York) "[A] piercing novel . . . Robinson has always been a sensitive and revelatory writer, but she attains new degrees of intensity here. . . . Her illuminations of the churning inner lives of her smart and deep-feeling characters depict good people facing brutal forces beyond the reach of reason and love." -- Booklist, New York Times Book Review Editors' Choice" Scarily good . . . With such fierce moments of anxiety and grief, this is, frankly, a challenging novel to read, but Robinson's insight makes it impossible to break away." -The Washington Post " Pitch-perfect... COST is unusual for being as plot-driven as it is character-driven, and the assured manner in which Robinson builds toward the inevitable train wreck is matched by her acuity in bring us inside the characters' minds." -THE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW "COST is unsparing but not bleak . . . it is both lyrical and unsentimental, richly honest and humane-summer reading of uncommon stature. " - The Wall Street Journal "An emotionally incisive story about change-the permeable bonds between family members and an individual's fluctuating sense of self."- TIME OUT New York "[A] piercing novel . . . Robinson has always been a sensitive and revelatory writer, but she attains new degrees of intensity here... Her illuminations of the churning inner lives of her smart and deep-feeling characters depict good people facing brutal forces beyond the reach of reason and love." -BOOKLIST, A NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW EDITORS' CHOICE A WASHINGTON POST TOP FIVE BOOK OF THE YEAR A SEATTLE TIMES BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR A WALL STREET JOURNAL BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR "Artfully portrays a family transformed by the far-reaching consequences of a son's heroin addiction."-- Vanity Fair " Cost applies Roxana Robinson's trademark gifts as an intelligent, sensitive analyst of family life. . . . A warmly human and deeply satisfying book, marking a new level of ambition and achievement for this talented author."-- Chicago Tribune "Scarily good . . . with such fierce moments of anxiety and grief, this is, frankly, a challenging novel to read, but Robinson's insight makes it impossible to break away."-- The Washington Post "Pitch-perfect . . . Cost is unusual for being as plot-driven as it is character-driven, and the assured manner in which Robinson builds toward the inevitable train wreck is matched by her acuity in bringing us inside the characters' minds."-- The New York Times Book Review " Cost is unsparing but not bleak. It is both lyrical and unsentimental, richly honest and humane--summer reading of uncommon stature."-- The Wall Street Journal "Gripping . . . Robinson paints a chilling portrait of addiction."-- People "An emotionally incisive story about change--the permeable bonds between family members and an individual's fluctuating sense of self."-- Time Out (New York) "[A] piercing novel . . . Robinson has always been a sensitive and revelatory writer, but she attains new degrees of intensity here. . . . Her illuminations of the churning inner lives of her smart and deep-feeling characters depict good people facing brutal forces beyond the reach of reason and love."-- Booklist, An emotionally incisive story about change--the permeable bonds between family members and an individual's fluctuating sense of self.
Dewey Edition22
Dewey Decimal813/.54
SynopsisJulia Lambert, an artist, is spending the summer in her old Maine farmhouse. During a visit from her elderly parents, she hopes to mend complicated relationships with her domineering father, a retired neurosurgeon, and her gentle mother, who is descending into the fog of Alzheimer's. But a shattering revelation intrudes: Julia's son, Jack, has spiraled into heroin addiction. In her attempts to save him, Julia marshals help from her loosely knit clan, but Jack's addiction courses through the family with a devastating energy, sweeping them all into a world of confusion, fear, and obsession. In Cost , Roxana Robinson applies her "trademark gifts as an intelligent, sensitive analyst of family life" and creates a "warmly human and deeply satisfying book, marking a new level of ambition and achievement for this talented author" ( Chicago Tribune )., World Bank Discussion Paper No. 350. This paper uses an econometric analysis model to examine the distribution across different socioeconomic groups of Malawi's public spending on education. The analysis shows the changes in distribution before and after the country adopted a series of education reforms in 1994.
LC Classification NumberPS3568.O3152C67
