The Witches of Eastwick
Author(s): John Updike
Toward the end of the Vietnam era, in a snug little Rhode Island seacoast town, wonderful powers have descended upon Alexandra, Jane, and Sukie, bewitching divorc es with sudden access to all that is female, fecund, and mysterious. Alexandra, a sculptor, summons thunderstorms; Jane, a cellist, floats on the air; and Sukie, the local gossip columnist, turns milk into cream. Their happy little coven takes on new, malignant life when a dark and moneyed stranger, Darryl Van Horne, refurbishes the long-derelict Lenox mansion and invites them in to play. Thenceforth scandal flits through the darkening, crooked streets of Eastwick--and through the even darker fantasies of the town's collective psyche.
General Information
- :
- : Penguin Books, Limited
- : Penguin Books, Limited
- : 0.242
- : 01 February 2007
- : 198mm X 129mm X 18mm
- : United Kingdom
- : books
Other Specifications
- : John Updike
- : 1
- : English
- : 320