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A luminous work of fiction that celebrates the uncommon in common lives, and the redemptive power of love.
Mary and O'Neil frequently marveled at how, of all the lives they might have led, they had somehow found this one together. When they met at the Philadelphia high school where they'd come to teach, each had suffered a profound loss that had not healed. How likely was it that they could learn to trust, much less love, again?
In Justin Cronin's tender, heartwise debut, eight stories trace the lives of these two vulnerable young people as they rediscover in each other a world alive with promise and hope.
From the formative experiences of their early adulthood to marriage, parenthood, and beyond, each chapter illuminates the moments of grace that enable Mary and O'Neil to make peace with the deep emotional legacies that haunt them: the sudden, mysterious death of O'Neil's parents, Mary's long-ago decision to end a pregnancy, O'Neil's sister's battle with illness and a troubled marriage.
Like the work of Alice Hoffman, Cronin's fiction resonates with magical nuance and unexpected encounters -- a beautiful young girl who appears to Mary one night, draped in a cloud of stars; an autistic child who reveals a life-changing secret; a woman O'Neil mistakenly dials the night their first child is born -- that edify this young couple's intimate bond and affirm their faith in the future.
- Sales Rank: #840760 in Books
- Published on: 2001-02-06
- Released on: 2001-02-06
- Original language: English
- Number of items: 1
- Dimensions: 8.55" h x .86" w x 5.79" l,
- Binding: Hardcover
- 256 pages
From Publishers Weekly
The title of Cronin's debut collection of eight interconnected stories, set between 1979 and the present, implies that the content will be devoted to the relationship between the eponymous duo. Instead, they don't appear in the same tale until halfway through, detailing their marriage in their early 30s after both become teachers. Before this, there's a lengthy opening story concerning the events leading up to the accidental death of O'Neil's parents, Arthur and Miriam; another story on how O'Neil and his older sister, Kay, cope with the aftermath; and a third about the abortion Mary has at the age of 22. After the wedding, the stories still don't always focus on the pair, with one devoted solely to Kay's own dysfunctional marriage. Cronin, a graduate of the Iowa Writers' Workshop, is an accomplished craftsman, and at times his prose is quite moving and beautiful, though the sadness he channels is too often uninflected by humor. Playing out variations on the theme of the inability of parents and children to truly know one another, Cronin is capable of creating fresh poignancy. Readers interested in going straight to the best of the collection should head for "Orphans" and "A Gathering of Shades," in which the author affectingly paints how the two siblings help each other through the pain of living and dying, showcasing the real love story here. Agent, Ellen Levine. (Feb. 13) Forecast: This is a promising debut collection, and national print advertising in the New Yorker and alternative weeklies should target the appropriate readership. Sponsorship announcements will also feature the title on NPR.
Copyright 2000 Reed Business Information, Inc.
From Library Journal
It is 1979, and 19-year-old O'Neil Burke has it all. He's in love, successful in college, and warmed by the affection of his parents and older sister Kay. After a weekend visiting their son, the Burkes, protecting each other from dark, unshared secrets, drive off an icy embankment and die. O'Neil's mounting losses include his girl, his career ambitions, and any sense of direction. Eventually, he finds his way back into a pleasant life, teaching high school English in Philadelphia and marrying Mary. More sorrow solidifies the bond between O'Neil and his sister when she fights a losing battle with cancer in her late thirties. Cronin's key mistake in this fine series of linked short stories about a family weathering crushing blows is indicated by his misleading title. Mary, who makes her first appearance nearly 100 pages into the book, is not nearly the presence that O'Neil, his parents, and his sister are. This is too bad, as the scenes between Mary and O'Neil are rich with affectionate humor, leaving the reader wanting more. Nevertheless, this is a worthy first effort by a novelist worth watching.
-DBeth E. Andersen, Ann Arbor Dist. Lib., MI
Copyright 2001 Reed Business Information, Inc.
From Booklist
This is a story of fidelity, pregnancy, maturation, cancer, and death--all well-tread themes in current fiction. Presented as "a novel in stories," we meet a middle-aged couple coping with crises, whose troubles seem to be transferred inevitably onto their children. The bulk of the novel centers on one of these children, O'Neil, and his wife, Mary, and relays the happenings of their individual lives as they graduate from college, meet girls and boys, and eventually settle down with each other. The utilization of worn-out ideas often burdens the novel, restraining it from ever taking flight. But despite being heavy in places, the novel is generally well written. Cronin's use of language, when crisp and inventive, allows the characters a freedom to develop within the tired concepts, which in turn uplifts the novel. Although his literary influences frequently peek through, particularly his fondness for Updike, should first-novelist Cronin continue shaping his voice, he will be an author to keep your eyes open for. Jeff Snowbarger
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful.
Fantastic!
By AJ
This was one of the most amazing and spectacular books I've read from a first time author in a long time. The prose was beautiful, the story was engaging, and the characters were perfectly crafted. I fell in love with Justin Cronin's work during the passage trilogy (which I've re read twice) and then after going to his book signing for City of Mirrors last summer, I decided to give Summer Guest (which is also spectacular BTW) and Mary and O'Neil a try. Both books are quite outside my normal preferred genre of suspense and thrillers, but I couldn't put either of them down.
This story is essentially the story of O'Neil going from a young adult into an adult and the struggles that go along with your interpersonal growth. It dealt with difficult real world subjects that happen to lots of people like death, major illnesses, marriage, abortion, childbirth, and dealing with a special needs child. While those subject are far from entertaining, the way they are used to move the character along felt genuine and I was able to see reflections of my own life and growth in the stories. The story is told in approximately 8 separate stories with a different primary character all which tie back together.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful.
Not a total waste of time, but there are hundreds of books I've enjoyed a lot more than this one....
By Flower of Evil
Most books I finish because I can't wait to keep reading them, but not so with this one; I basically finished it because I had paid for it, and because it was downloaded onto my Kindle for desktop so I could access it without an Internet connection. :-) Also, because it's a set of stories rather than a true novel, the author refers, throughout the book, back to major events in the plot as if the reader were unaware of them. This is a flaw in the editing, and could/should have been corrected as it really undermines the "novel" form. Although I wouldn't recommend this book (novel? story collection?) to friends, I am intrigued enough by the writing to check out a later novel by the same author: The Passage. Based on its reviews (and the book's popularity) it sounds like he managed something special with that one, and I'm looking forward to reading it.
I can make one positive point about Mary and O'Neil -- the descriptions of cancer treatments are quite realistic, including the camaraderie one can experience in the chemotherapy rooms and the cumulative nature of the fatigue / side effects. While I have not had to endure this myself, someone very close to me has, and the cancer treatment scenes in this novel more or less accurately reflect his experiences.
Back to negatives, however, I found the book's discussions of abortion to be a unrealistically over-the-top -- the author makes it sound like every woman who has ever had an abortion is later traumatized by it, which in fact is far from true. Also, I wondered if Mary was heading toward psychosis at some point -- based on things she experienced and saw in the book (I won't give details here) -- but I suppose you'll just have to read it if you want to know what I'm talking about, since I don't want to give spoilers....
Also, the descriptions of physical locations in this book lacked important detail. For example, I'm from the St. Louis area, and when one of the characters is trying to tell a child about St. Louis he doesn't even mention Busch Stadium, or the Mississippi River / the Riverfront, or the ARCH, for goodness sake. To me this shows a lack of research or at least a lack of observation about important aspects of the book's settings.
And finally, character development -- there were a lot of inconsistencies. Kay is first depicted as quite cold and "mysterious", but then turns out to be this heroic, always loving and always supportive sister to O'Neil -- that's weird. The mom (I have already forgotten her name) is portrayed as suffering from a reverse Oedipal complex toward her son, but then reverses that when she meets her son's very Renaissance-woman girlfriend -- who is possibly the most likable character in the book, though she only appears on a few pages. O'Neil's mother also seems shrewish toward Jack, Kay's husband, and comes off as pretty unappealing as a result of all that, and then her husband (O'Neil's dad) comes off as a cold fish who wants to cheat on his wife, but perhaps doesn't have the courage (or something like that?). The plot device involving them seems unrealistically dramatic too (again, I won't give details). The total effect is that it's hard to embrace these characters, as it's difficult to really know them. I also don't feel like I know much about Mary at all, even though her name appears in the title of the book.... and so on.
That said, I admire anyone who can pen a readable first novel, and Mr. Cronin has accomplished that -- it just seems that, with more thorough editing and plot/character/form/setting development, this could have been a much better book.
9 of 9 people found the following review helpful.
A Tender and Loving Book
By BeachReader
I bought this books months ago and it sat on a shelf for far too long. How could I have let a gem like this remain unread for such a long time?
The first story, "Last of the Leaves" grabbed my heart and did not let go. It was so exquisitely rendered -- powerful yet tender at the same time...a wonderful story of love.
The rest of the book follows Mary and O'Neil through the their separate and together lives and those of some family members. Each story/chapter both illuminates, and revolves around, a defining moment of their lives. Death, illness, birth are all explored and written of with such lovely prose, each word seemingly polished to perfection.
Without using a lot of description, Cronin somehow manages to thoroughly familiarize the reader with his characters and their lives.
A book to remember.
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