The Widows of Eastwick

John Updike

The Widows of Eastwick
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Country
United Kingdom
Published
29 June 2009
Pages
320
ISBN
9780141038032

The Widows of Eastwick

John Updike

‘Updike is the master’ Sunday Telegraph

‘An awe-inspiring spectacle’ Guardian

The spellbinding sequel to THE WITCHES OF EASTWICK

More than three decades have passed since the witches of Eastwick

Alexandra, Jane, and Sukie

weaved their wicked spell on the sleepy Rhode Island town. Since then the three divorcees have left, remarried, and become widows. Meeting up again, they decide to go back to Eastwick one last time. But what enchantments will they find?

There may no longer be a diabolical Darryl Van Horne, but memory

as much as magic

continues to haunt the town. For among the familiar streets, where the witches enjoyed their status as free, lusty and empowered women, there are those who remember them, and wish them ill …

‘There are too many delightful twists and surprises to give away. Vintage Updike’ Sunday Herald

‘Crammed with acute observation of the changes in the texture of American life and culture’ Spectator

‘Funny, yet also terrifying’ Irish Times

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