
The Waiting World
Andria Williams
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Publisher | Milspeak Books, Milspeak Foundation, Inc. |
Publish Date | October 15, 2023 |
Pages | 300 |
Language | English |
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EAN/UPC | 9798988120322 |
Dimensions | 9.0 X 6.0 X 0.8 inches | 1.3 pounds |
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"Before starting Andria Williams's new novel The Waiting World, clear your calendar because, from the first page onward, this is a story that grabs hold and won't let you go until the very end. Opening on the eve of the Great Depression, The Waiting World follows the lives of servants Nessa, Aoife, and John, who meet while working for rich (but soon, not so rich) Titus McAvoy at his Maine estate. Told from various points of view, Williams tunnels deep beneath the skin of her characters and into the secret chambers of their hearts to dramatically highlight the divisions of race, sex, and class in our society. I won't soon forget this book-it's an instant classic."
-David Abrams, author of Brave Deeds and Fobbit
"A tour de force. A compelling story of love and war. The Waiting World is expertly researched and beautifully written, but also an intimate meditation on class, race, and the American dream. As lyrical as Fitzgerald and as feisty as Whitman, Williams's second novel is a triumph of the imagination and a riveting read."
-M.C. Armstrong, author of The Mysteries of Haditha and American Delphi
"Narrated with dazzling prose that is both ethereal and precise, The Waiting World opens a new eye inside a quiet corner of American immigration history post-WWI. The characters dwell in a well-articulated convergence of war trauma, class struggle, racism, and gender oppression, but this does nothing to dim their desire to live and love beyond the confines of survival. Williams wows us again with this intimate, stunning meditation on human resilience."
-Jennifer Orth-Veillon, editor of Beyond Their Limits of Longing: Contemporary Writers & Veterans on the Lingering Stories of WWI
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