More than three decades have passed since the events described in John Updikeâ€™s The Witches of Eastwick. The three divorcÃ©esâ€”Alexandra, Jane, and Sukieâ€”have left town,

The Widows of Eastwick

More than three decades have passed since the events described in John Updikeâ€™s The Witches of Eastwick. The three divorcÃ©esâ€”Alexandra, Jane, and Sukieâ€”have left town, remarried, and become widows. They cope with their grief and solitude as widows do: they travel the world, to such foreign lands as Canada, Egypt, and China, and renew old acquaintance. Why not, Sukie and Jane ask Alexandra, go back to Eastwick for the summer? The old Rhode Island seaside town, where they indulged in wicked mischief under the influence of the diabolical Darryl Van Horne, is still magical for them. Now 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, form the burden on Updikeâ€™s delightful, ominous sequel.
Country USA
Brand Knopf
Manufacturer Knopf
Binding Hardcover
ItemPartNumber 9780307269607
Color Orange
ReleaseDate 2008-10-21
UnitCount 1
Format Deckle Edge
EANs 9780307269607

The Widows of Eastwick