Bibliograph

The man of my dreams, a novel, Curtis Sittenfeld

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The man of my dreams, a novel, Curtis Sittenfeld

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Literary Form

fiction

Main title

The man of my dreams

Oclc number

46984361500090

Responsibility statement

Curtis Sittenfeld

Sub title

a novel

Summary

Details the experiences of Hannah Gavener, from age 14 in 1991 to age 28 in 2005. Hannah begins her tale while in temporary exile in Philadelphia with her aunt Elizabeth after her father has broken up his marriage and family. She can handle her father's having thrown everyone out of the house in the middle of the night, but she is thrown into confusion over her browbeaten mother's decision to end years of emotional abuse. With her emotional moorings undercut and replaced with a pervading sense of uncertainty, Hannah begins her college years as a hermit but soon enters the world of hook-ups and crushes after she is befriended by Jenny and challenged by free-spirit cousin Fig. Eventually, she gathers enough courage to cut her ties with her father, but gaining enough experience to let go of the bitterness requires encounters with several boyfriends

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