The Company of Women (Magill’s Survey of American Literature, Revised Edition)
At a glance:
- Author: Mary Gordon
- First Published: 1980
- Type of Work: Novel
- Genres: Long fiction, Psychological fiction, Social realism, Character study
- Subjects: Maturation or coming of age, 1960’s, 1970’s, New York, North America or North Americans, Northeast, U.S., Self-discovery, United States or Americans, Mothers, Parents and children, Power, personal or social, Politics, New York City, Virginity or virgins, Religion, Friendship, Women’s issues, Women, Catholics or Catholic Church, Priests
- Locales: New York, NY
The New York Catholic upbringing of Felicitas Taylor, the central character in The Company of Women, is in one respect a near photographic negative of that of Isabel Moore in Final Payments. While Isabel was motherless and raised by her widowed father, Felicitas's father is dead, and she has not only a mother but three godmothers as well. Each of these four women has been independent of a husband for many years. The practical and wise Charlotte Taylor has worked as a secretary to support Felicitas ever since her husband's death, just six months after Felicitas was born....
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