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The Group

3.6/5 ( ratings)

Librarian note: An alternate cover of this ISBN can be found here.

Mary McCarthy's most celebrated novel follows the lives of eight Vassar graduates, known simply to their classmates as "the group." An eclectic mix of personalities and upbringings, they meet a week after graduation to watch Kay Strong get married. After the ceremony, the women begin their adult lives: traveling to Europe, tackling the worlds of nursing and publishing, and finding love and heartbreak in the streets of New York City. Through the years, some of the friends grow apart and some become entangled in each other's affairs, but all vow not to become like their mothers and fathers. It is only when one of them dies that they all come back together again to mourn the loss of a friend, a confidante, and most importantly, a member of the group.

Language: English

Pages: 496

Format: Paperback

Publisher: Mariner Books

Release: September 16, 1991

ISBN: 0156372088

ISBN 13: 9780156372084

The Group

3.6/5 ( ratings)

Librarian note: An alternate cover of this ISBN can be found here.

Mary McCarthy's most celebrated novel follows the lives of eight Vassar graduates, known simply to their classmates as "the group." An eclectic mix of personalities and upbringings, they meet a week after graduation to watch Kay Strong get married. After the ceremony, the women begin their adult lives: traveling to Europe, tackling the worlds of nursing and publishing, and finding love and heartbreak in the streets of New York City. Through the years, some of the friends grow apart and some become entangled in each other's affairs, but all vow not to become like their mothers and fathers. It is only when one of them dies that they all come back together again to mourn the loss of a friend, a confidante, and most importantly, a member of the group.

Language: English

Pages: 496

Format: Paperback

Publisher: Mariner Books

Release: September 16, 1991

ISBN: 0156372088

ISBN 13: 9780156372084

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