Revolutionary road

By Richard Yates

Subjects: Suburban life, Women, Domestic fiction, Fiction, family life, general, Suburban life -- Fiction, Married people -- Fiction, New York Times bestseller, Connecticut, fiction, Connecticut -- Fiction, Fiction, family life, Nineteen fifties, Fiction, American fiction (fictional works by one author), Social life and customs, Children of divorced parents, Married people, Sisters, Married people, fiction, nyt:trade-fiction-paperback=2008-12-21, United states, social life and customs, fiction

Description: "A deft, ironic, beautiful novel that deserves to be a classic." --William StyronFrom the moment of its publication in 1961, Revolutionary Road was hailed as a masterpiece of realistic fiction and as the most evocative portrayal of the opulent desolation of the American suburbs. It's the story of Frank and April Wheeler, a bright, beautiful, and talented couple who have lived on the assumption that greatness is only just around the corner. With heartbreaking compassion and remorseless clarity, Richard Yates shows how Frank and April mortgage their spiritual birthright, betraying not only each other, but their best selves.In his introduction to this edition, novelist Richard Ford pays homage to the lasting influence and enduring power of Revolutionary Road.From the Trade Paperback edition.