· The End of the Point “With her fourth and most emotionally textured novel, Graver proves herself a master chronicler of the ever-spiraling human comedy. The End of the Point is a work of uncommon gracefulness, as much in its boundless empathy as in the luminosity of its prose.”–Jan Stuart, The Boston Globe. · Late in Elizabeth Graver’s eloquent new novel, a therapist warns a very troubled young man against what he calls the “geographic” cure: “You can’t fix yourself by going somewhere else Author: Alida Becker. 8 rows · · An unforgettable portrait of one family's journey through the second half of the twentieth century, ISBN
A precisely observed, superbly crafted novel, The End of the Point by Elizabeth Graver charts the dramatic changes in the lives of three generations of one remarkable family, and the summer place that both shelters and isolates them. A place out of time, Ashaunt Point - a tiny finger of land jutting into Buzzards Bay, Massachusetts - has. I just want to congratulate Elizabeth Graver. Her The End of the Point was on Kirkus' Best Fiction of list. The other book I want to note is Ivy Pochoda's Visitation bltadwin.rur book worthy of being on the list. Finally, congratulations to all the authors and books on the list. The End of the Point by Elizabeth Graver is a sweeping, multi-generational tale that chronicles the Porter family (and their staff) during their summers at Ashaunt Point on Buzzards Bay, Massachusetts. The point is a magical and mythical place for this family of privilege whose wealth does not insulate them from the big troubles faced by many families - death, mental illness and infirmity or.
Elizabeth Graver's fourth novel, The End of the Point, illuminates the powerful legacy of family and place, exploring what we are born into, what we pass down, preserve, cast off or willingly set free. Set in a summer community on Buzzard's Bay from to , the book tells the story of one family and a place over half a century. A precisely observed, superbly crafted novel, The End of the Point by Elizabeth Graver charts the dramatic changes in the lives of three generations of one remarkable family, and the summer place that both shelters and isolates them. The End of the Point is a well-chronicled story of members of the Porter family and their relationship with the land, sea, and each other at Ashaunt Point, Buzzards Bay, MA, where they spend summers. Elizabeth Graver divides the novel into four sections, starting in and spanning nearly 60 years.
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