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A Celibate Season

By Blanche Howard, Carol Shields

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| Paperback | 9780140275117

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Originally published in 1991, this remarkable collaboration came about when Carol Shields and her friend Blanche Howard decided to tell two sides of the same story. Carol wrote the man's version and Blanche the woman's.

A Celibate Season is the story of what happens when Jocelyn and ChContinue

Originally published in 1991, this remarkable collaboration came about when Carol Shields and her friend Blanche Howard decided to tell two sides of the same story. Carol wrote the man's version and Blanche the woman's.

A Celibate Season is the story of what happens when Jocelyn and Charles, who have been married for years, are faced with a possible ten-month separation. In order to economize, they choose to write to each other rather than use the telephone. Through their letters, we follow the evolution and eventually the breakdown of communication. As the months progress, we begin to see two very distinct views of this time apart. Their "season of celibacy," as they initially joked, is proving to be more of a challenge than either had imagined and tests the strength and commitment of their marriage.

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  • A bit boring. Neither the characters nor their relationship were interesting, and the story proceded unevenly - at times too slow, at times far too fast (the party).
    Apparently the plot was not planned before starting writing. And in fact, the book ended up being neither here not there.

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  • English Books
  • Paperback 240 Pages
  • ISBN-10: 0140275118
  • ISBN-13: 9780140275117
  • Publisher: Penguin (Non-Classics)
  • Pub date: May 01, 1999
  • Dimensions: 1290 mm x 839 mm x 65 mm Just how big is that?
  • Also available as: Hardcover, Others and eBook
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