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The War Between the Tates is a campus novel by Alison Lurie that takes place at an elite university during the upheavals of the late 1960s and gently and deftly skewers all sides in the turmoils and conflicts of that era — opposition to the Vietnam war, the start of the feminist movement, the generation gap, sexual liberation, experimentation ...
- Alison Lurie
- 1974
Jun 12, 1974 · The War Between the Tates. Alison Lurie. 3.64. 1,036 ratings86 reviews. The War Between The Tates subtly dissects the disintegration of a perfect marriage. Brian Tate and his wife Erica seem to have it a strong relationship, beautiful children, good friends and enough money.
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No one goes anywhere; the Tates, meet their destiny and the truth about themselves in their own back yard, on their daily rounds. The whole plot unfolds, with the inevitability of a round dance...
Nov 13, 2012 · A husband’s affair pushes a suburban wife to her breaking point in this “near perfect comedy of manners” by the Pulitzer Prize–winning author of Real People (The New York Times). Erica Tate wouldn’t mind getting up in the morning if her children were less intolerable.
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- 1974
- Alison Lurie
From the author of The Truth About Lorin Jones, The War Between the Tates dissects the marriage between Brian Tate and his wife, Erica. The Tates appear to have a good marriage, but then Brian embarks on an affair with one of his students
Can the Tates marriage survive? Lurie skewers both sides in this brilliant campus satire of 1960s feminism, parenthood, infidelity and academic pomposity.
Brian and Erica Tate appear to have every advantage in life: academic careers, two children, nice friends and money. But when Brian begins an affair with one of his students the disintegration of their lives is swift and shocking.
