The widows of Eastwick
By: John Updike
Series: Eastwick -- 2; Eastwick -- 2.
Publisher: Hamish Hamilton; Hamish Hamilton Ltd
Published: 2008
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 308
ISBN-13: 9780241144275; 9780241144282
Subjects: Widows; Fiction; Witches
Description: Alexandra, Jane, and Sukie return to the old Rhode Island seaside town where they indulged in wicked mischief under the influence of the diabolical Darryl Van Horne. Darryl is gone, and their lovers of the time have aged or died, but enchantment remains in the familiar streets and scenery of the village, where they enjoyed their lusty primes as free and empowered women. And, among the local citizenry, there are still those who remember them, and wish them ill. How they cope with the lingering traces of their evil deeds, the shocks of a mysterious counterspell, and the advancing inroads of old age are at the heart of Updike's delightful, ominous sequel.--From publisher description.