Disturbances in the Field: A Novel

ISBN: 1582433321

Author: Schwartz, Lynne Sharon

Condition: Used

As powerful now as when first published in 1983, Lynne Sharon Schwartzs third novel established her as one of her generations most assured writers. In this long-awaited reissue, readers can again warm to this acutely absorbing story.According to Lydia Rowes friend George, a philosophizing psychotherapist, a "disturbance in the field" is anything that keeps us from realizing our needs. In the field of daily experiences, anything can stand in the way of our fulfillment, he explainsan interrupting phone call, an unanswered cry. But over time we adjust and new needs arise. But what if theres a disturbance you cant get past? In this look at a girls, then a wife and mothers, coming of age, Schwartz explores the questions faced by all whose visions of a harmonious existence are jolted into disarray. The result is a novel of captivating realism and lasting grace.