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The Torontonians Paperback - 2007

by Phyllis Brett Young

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The arrival, one sunny morning, of pale green wall-to-wall carpeting for the living room is the crowning jewel in Karen Whitney's long-anticipated transformation of her house into a beautiful home, renovated to the exacting standards of her own impeccable taste. The banal finality of this event triggers an introspective voyage through the events of her life and how she became who she is: wife of business executive Rick, citizen of the suburb of Rowanwood, mother to two accomplished daughters in university. Before Betty Friedan coined the term feminine mystique, The Torontonians told a classic feminist story of suburban ennui and existential self-discovery, tracing a detailed portrait of femininity in the 1950s through the eyes of its perceptive and thoughtful heroine. The book is also a unique contemporary meditation on community and social ties from a time when Canada's major cities were just beginning to spread out into suburban sprawl.

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  • Title The Torontonians
  • Author Phyllis Brett Young
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition Reprint
  • Pages 358
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher McGill-Queen's University Press, Montreal/Kingston
  • Publication date October 2007
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Features Illustrated, Recycled Paper, Table of Contents
  • ISBN 9780773533240 / 0773533249
  • Weight 0.88 lbs (0.40 kg)
  • Dimensions 8.5 x 5.5 x 0.7 in (21.59 x 13.97 x 1.78 cm)
  • Themes
    • Cultural Region: Canadian
    • Geographic Orientation: Ontario
    • Locality: Toronto, Ontario
  • Category Fiction - General
  • Dewey Decimal Code FIC

About the author

Phyllis Brett Young (1914 - 1996) is the author of six works of fiction. Her novels, including Psyche, The Torontonians, Undine and A Question of Judgement have appeared in numerous editions and languages in Canada, the United States, and Europe.
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