It's 1989, and Harry 'Rabbit' Angstrom is far from restful. Fifty-six and overweight, he has a struggling business on his hands and a heart that is starting to fail. His family, too, are giving him cause for concern. His son Nelson is a wreck of a man, a cocaine addict with shattered self-respect. Janice, his wife, has decided that she wants to be a working girl. And as for Pru, his daughter-in-law, she seems to be sending out signals to Rabbit that he knows he should ignore, but somehow can't. He has to make the most of life, after all. He doesn't have much time left ...
| ISBN: | 9780141188447 |
| Publication date: | 1st June 2006 |
| Author: | John Updike |
| Publisher: | Penguin Classics an imprint of Penguin Books Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 489 pages |
| Series: | Modern Classics |
| Genres: |
Modern and Contemporary Fiction |
It's 1989, and Harry 'Rabbit' Angstrom is far from restful. Fifty-six and overweight, he has a struggling business on his hands and a heart that is starting to fail. His family, too, are giving him cause for concern. His son Nelson is a wreck of a man, a cocaine addict with shattered self-respect. Janice, his wife, has decided that she wants to be a working girl. And as for Pru, his daughter-in-law, she seems to be sending out signals to Rabbit that he knows he should ignore, but somehow can't. He has to make the most of life, after all. He doesn't have much time left ...
Rabbit at Rest features in the following genres: Modern and Contemporary Fiction
Rabbit at Rest is available in Ebook, Paperback
Rabbit at Rest was written by John Updike and published by Penguin Classics an imprint of Penguin Books Ltd
Rabbit at Rest has 489 pages
Yes it is part of Modern Classics series
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