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Review “[This] first novel focuses on the life-altering effects of love, loss and abandonment... McCafferty gives readers a...view of the nature of personal transformation.” (Publishers Weekly ) “Told in direct, plain-spoken language, Jane McCaffertyвЂTMs first novel gathers genuine emotional depth and complexity as it follows the lives of two middle-aged sisters, Ivy and Gladys, and the 17-year-old girl, Raelene, who befriends them. When the book o (New York Times Book Review ) “With the plainspoken beauty of her prose and the convincing way the novel inhabits each protagonistвЂTMs consciousness…McCafferty has given us a story of shattered illusions, essential as long as humans have dreams from which they need to wake up.” ( Cleveland Plain Dealer ) “[A] sensitive, offbeat second novel. . . . [that] offers some nicely observed insights into guilt and despair . . . until heartbreak and delusion lead to an act of lunacy that will redefine the landscape. Everyday tragedy takes a surreal spin in this . . . soulful, idiosyncratic tale.” ( Kirkus ) “[An] evocative read. . . . A gimlet-eyed story of divorce and love, which bristles with pain and beauty. . . . Set ami

Who reads First You Try Everything : a Novel?

Author

McCafferty, Jane

Publisher

HarperCollins Publishers

Published

2012

Language

EN

ISBN

9780060935665

Category

work of fiction

Subjects

Literary Fiction, Fiction, Humanities

Rating

2.95 / 5 (353 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14