As powerful now as when first published in 1983, Lynne Sharon Schwartz's third novel established her as one of her generation's most assured writers. In this long-awaited reissue, readers can again warm to this acutely absorbing story.
According to Lydia Rowe's 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 explains-an interrupting phone call, an unanswered cry. But over time we adjust and new needs arise. But what if there's a disturbance you can't get past? In this look at a girl's, then a wife and mother's, 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.
According to Lydia Rowe's 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 explains-an interrupting phone call, an unanswered cry. But over time we adjust and new needs arise. But what if there's a disturbance you can't get past? In this look at a girl's, then a wife and mother's, 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.
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Hardback Editions
June 1983 : Hardback
| Title: Disturbances in the Field Author(s): Lynne Sharon Schwartz ISBN: 0-06-015202-8 / 978-0-06-015202-4 (USA edition) Publisher: Harpercollins Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
Paperback Editions
May 2005 : Paperback
| Title: Disturbances in the Field: A Novel Author(s): Lynne Sharon Schwartz ISBN: 1-58243-332-1 / 9781582433325 (USA edition) Publisher: Counterpoint Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
September 1985 : Paperback
| Title: DISTURBANCES/FIELD Author(s): Lynne Sharon Schwartz ISBN: 0-553-34128-6 / 978-0-553-34128-7 (USA edition) Publisher: Bantam Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
September 1985 : Paperback
| Title: DISTURBANCES IN THE FIELD Author(s): Lynne Sharon Schwartz ISBN: 0-553-34377-7 / 978-0-553-34377-9 (USA edition) Publisher: Bantam Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
January 1983 : Paperback
| Title: Disturbances in the Field Author(s): Lynne Sharon SCHWARTZ Publisher: Unknown Availability: Amazon More details... |
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