Bibliograph

Tunnel of love, a novel, Hilma Wolitzer

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Label

Tunnel of love, a novel, Hilma Wolitzer

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Literary Form

fiction

Main title

Tunnel of love

Medium

electronic resource eBook

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Responsibility statement

Hilma Wolitzer

Sub title

a novel

Summary

Pregnant, recently widowed, and hoping for transformation, a young woman moves to Los Angeles with her teenage stepdaughter Linda has known only a few worthwhile men, and the good ones have a nasty habit of dying young. While teaching at the Newark branch of the Fred Astaire Dance Studio she meets Wright, who has a Mustang and a thirteen-year-old daughter, Robin. Soon enough Linda and Wright are married and pregnant, but just six weeks after the wedding he drops dead, leaving Linda with little besides the car and the girl. Unsure what else to do, Linda packs Robin into the Mustang and sets off for Los Angeles, toward a promise of a new and better life. Robin is surly, cynical, and addicted to junk foodin short, a typical teenager. But as Linda's pregnancy progresses and they try to make their way in the City of Angels, this unlikely pair will forge an unexpected emotional connection. Hilma Wolitzer's storytelling recalls the best work of Anne Tyler and Gail Godwin, and her wit shines through in this tale of improbable allegiances and contained grief. This ebook features an illustrated biography of Hilma Wolitzer, including rare photos and never-before-seen documents from the author's personal collection

Table Of Contents

Cover; Title Page; Dedication; Contents; 1 The New World; 2 A Fool''s Paradise; 3 Homesick; 4 Love and Work; 5 The Good News and the Bad News; 6 The Scene of the Crime; 7 Two Kinds of Men; 8 Lost in Space; 9 Sleeping Arrangements; 10 Love Chains; 11 Proof; 12 Dreamscape; 13 Blood Will Tell; 14 To Have and Have Not; 15 The Kiss of Death; 16 Brunch; 17 Roadkill; 18 Dioramas; 19 The Secret Room; 20 I, You; 21 Convalescence; 22 Fifteen Minutes of Fame; 23 Love in the Afternoon; 24 What are you Wearing?; 25 Home, Home; 26 Like a Virgin; 27 Rocket Man; 28 St. Francis of L.A.; 29 Crazy Like a Fox30 And Leave the Driving to Us31 Prisoners of Love; 32 Mother; 33 Tarzan and Jane; 34 Tony vs. Death; 35 Lucky Life; 36 The Disappearing Act; A Biography of Hilma Wolitzer; Copyright

Target audience

adult

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