Bibliograph

Matters of chance, a novel, Jeannette Haien

Type

Label

Matters of chance, a novel, Jeannette Haien

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Literary Form

fiction

Main title

Matters of chance

Medium

electronic resource

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Responsibility statement

Jeannette Haien

Sub title

a novel

Summary

Matters of Chance is a glorious, aptivating novel about Morgan and Maude Shurtliff, who fall in love and marry in the years before World WarII. Unable to have children of their own, Morgan and Maude adopt twin girls. The four go home to their beautiful house in the country outside ofNew York City and begin to settle into what they hope will be a long and happy life. When the twins are still young, Morgan is called to serve inWorld War II, leaving Maude to raise her daughters alone. Jeannette Haien has rendered Morgan's war experiences with astonishing detail, just as she has captured the American post-war era with a precision that is unrivaled in recent fiction

Target audience

adult

Classification