The Interestings
Title:
The Interestings
Author:
Wolitzer, Meg.
ISBN:
9780099584094
Publication Information:
London : Vintage Books, 2014.
General Note:
Originally published: New York: Riverhead Books, 2013.
Abstract:
On a warm summer night in 1974, six teenagers play at being cool. They smoke pot, drink vodka, share their dreams and vow always to be interesting. Decades later, aspiring actress Jules has resigned herself to a more practical occupation; Cathy has stopped dancing; Jonah has laid down his guitar and Goodman has disappeared.
Genre:
Subject:
| Gifted persons -- Fiction. |
| Self-realization -- Fiction. |
| Friendship -- Fiction. |
| Bildungsromans. |
Summary:
On a warm summer night in 1974, six teenagers play at being cool. They smoke pot, drink vodka, share their dreams and vow always to be interesting. Decades later, aspiring actress Jules has resigned herself to a more practical occupation; Cathy has stopped dancing; Jonah has laid down his guitar and Goodman has disappeared.