One of the great bestseller of our time: the novel that inspired Robert Redford’s Oscar-winning film starring Donald Sutherland and Mary Tyler Moore
In Ordinary People, Judith Guest’s remarkable first novel, the Jarrets are a typical American family. Calvin is a determined, successful provider and Beth an organized, efficient wife. They had two sons, Conrad and Buck, but now they have one. In this memorable, moving novel, Judith Guest takes the reader into their lives to share their misunderstandings, pain, and ultimate healing. Ordinary People is an extraordinary novel about an “ordinary” family divided by pain, yet bound by their struggle to heal.
“Admirable…touching…full of the anxiety, despair, and joy that is common to every human experience of suffering and growth.” –The New York Times
“Rejoice! A novel for all ages and all seasons.” –The Washington Post Book World
About Ordinary People
One of the great bestseller of our time: the novel that inspired Robert Redford’s Oscar-winning film starring Donald Sutherland and Mary Tyler Moore
In Ordinary People, Judith Guest’s remarkable first novel, the Jarrets are a typical American family. Calvin is a determined, successful provider and Beth an organized, efficient wife. They had two sons, Conrad and Buck, but now they have one. In this memorable, moving novel, Judith Guest takes the reader into their lives to share their misunderstandings, pain, and ultimate healing. Ordinary People is an extraordinary novel about an “ordinary” family divided by pain, yet bound by their struggle to heal.
“Admirable…touching…full of the anxiety, despair, and joy that is common to every human experience of suffering and growth.” –The New York Times
“Rejoice! A novel for all ages and all seasons.” –The Washington Post Book World
Judith Guest was born and raised in Detroit, Michigan and graduated from the University of Michigan with a BA in Education in 1958. She is the author of Ordinary People and Second Heaven. Ordinary People was adapted into the 1980 film of the same name that… More about Judith Guest
About Judith Guest
Judith Guest was born and raised in Detroit, Michigan and graduated from the University of Michigan with a BA in Education in 1958. She is the author of Ordinary People and Second Heaven. Ordinary People was adapted into the 1980 film of the same name that… More about Judith Guest
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