Not the End of the World (Magill’s Literary Annual 1991-2005)
At a glance:
- Author: Rebecca Stowe
- First Published: 1992
- Type of Work: Novel
- Time of Work: Summer, 1963
- Setting: North Bay, Michigan
- Principal Characters: Margaret “Maggie” Sweet Pittsfield, Marion Pittsfield, Kay MacPherson, Ginger Moore, Mr. Howard, Robert Sweet Pittsfield, Donald Pittsfield, Ruthie Pittsfield, Miss Dickerson, The Pervert
- Genres: Long fiction
- Subjects: 1960’s, Family or family life, Gender roles, Friendship, Child abuse, Imagination, Horror, Psychotherapy or psychotherapists, Summer
- Locales: Michigan
At the center of Not the End of the World, Rebecca Stowe’s first novel, stands the mystery of young Maggie Pittsfield’s deep despair. A bright twelve year-old-girl, she seems to possess all the dressings of happiness: a well-off, friendly upper-middle-class family, a nice home facing Lake Huron in Michigan, a quick mind and a lean body, and a close girlfriend with whom she has built a fort in the woods surrounding her comfortable hometown. What begins as an almost lighthearted tale of the trials and tribulations of growing up in the early 1960’s turns by the end of the...
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