Household Words
Subtitle: A Novel
Publisher: W. W. Norton
Published: November 14, 2005
Language: eng
Number of pages: 288
ISBN-13: 9780393328233
Description: It's 1940, and Rhoda Taber is pregnant with her first child. Satisfied with her comfortable house in a New Jersey suburb and her reliable husband, Leonard, she expects that her life will be predictable and secure. Surprised by an untimely death, an unexpected illness, and the contrary natures of her two daughters, Rhoda finds that fate undermines her sense of entitlement and security. Shrewd, wry, and sometimes bitter, Rhoda reveals herself to be a flawed and real woman caught up in the unexpectedness of her own life.