Roxana Robinson: Cost

#34;Julia Lambert, an artist, is spending the summer in her old Maine farmhouse. During a visit from her elderly parents, she hopes to mend complicated relationships with her domineering father, a retired neurosurgeon, and her gentle mother, who is descending into the fog of Alzheimer #39;s. But a shattering revelation intrudes: Julia #39;s son, Jack, has spiraled into heroin addiction. In her attempts to save him, Julia marshals help from her loosely knit clan, but Jack #39;s addiction courses through the family with a devastating energy, sweeping them all into a world of confusion, fear, and obsession. In Cost, Roxana Robinson applies her #34; #34;trademark gifts as an intelligent, sensitive analyst of family life #34; #34; and creates a #34; #34;warmly human and deeply satisfying book, marking a new level of ambition and achievement for this talented author #34; #34; (Chicago Tribune). Picador, bahasa Inggris Paperback, 420p. Dimensions 137 x 216 x 30mm ISBN 9780312428464 Kondisi baik #34;