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924908The Halt During the Chasehttps://www.gandhi.com.mx/the-halt-during-the-chase/phttps://gandhi.vtexassets.com/arquivos/ids/865585/9080ae89-ee73-4a4d-9869-2b80b2abd2d9.jpg?v=638336536808530000244338MXNNew DirectionsInStock/Ebooks/<p><strong>Finally back in print, a remarkable, hilarious coming-of-age novel from the cult classic writer Rosemary Tonks.</strong></p><p>Sophiea clever and charming young womanis trying to get out from under her mothers thumb. Shes in love with her childhood friend Philip (pragmatic, attractive, a bit of a bore), but she often worries that she loves him too much for her own good, and that he might only be another thumb to crawl under.<br />Both a sincere bildungsroman of Sophies attempt to seize a life for herself and a comic masterpiece with cutting observations and asides, <em>The Halt During the Chase</em> is flutteringly alive as it discusses different forms of love, adulthood (Isnt buying new lampshades a form of slow death?), marriage, insecurity, and stifling British snobbery and classism. Sophies voice, fueled by Tonkss acidic narration, evolves from thrashing about in various traps into a triumphant, croaky-throated liberation song.</p>...921204The Halt During the Chase244338https://www.gandhi.com.mx/the-halt-during-the-chase/phttps://gandhi.vtexassets.com/arquivos/ids/865585/9080ae89-ee73-4a4d-9869-2b80b2abd2d9.jpg?v=638336536808530000InStockMXN99999DIEbook20239780811237468_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_<p><strong>Finally back in print, a remarkable, hilarious coming-of-age novel from the cult classic writer Rosemary Tonks.</strong></p><p>Sophiea clever and charming young womanis trying to get out from under her mothers thumb. Shes in love with her childhood friend Philip (pragmatic, attractive, a bit of a bore), but she often worries that she loves him too much for her own good, and that he might only be another thumb to crawl under.<br />Both a sincere bildungsroman of Sophies attempt to seize a life for herself and a comic masterpiece with cutting observations and asides, <em>The Halt During the Chase</em> is flutteringly alive as it discusses different forms of love, adulthood (Isnt buying new lampshades a form of slow death?), marriage, insecurity, and stifling British snobbery and classism. Sophies voice, fueled by Tonkss acidic narration, evolves from thrashing about in various traps into a triumphant, croaky-throated liberation song.</p>...9780811237468_New Directionslibro_electonico_582ce4c1-1f27-32e6-90bc-4b6f81ecf2db_9780811237468;9780811237468_9780811237468Rosemary TonksInglésMéxicohttps://getbook.kobo.com/koboid-prod-public/wwnorton-epub-cf609289-19f4-4af0-9f69-2c6d7fdedcff.epub2023-10-03T00:00:00+00:00New Directions