Jump to content

The Maytrees

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

This is an old revision of this page, as edited by Ser Amantio di Nicolao (talk | contribs) at 04:57, 17 August 2016 (Cat-a-lot: Removing from Category:21st-century American novels). The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.

The Maytrees
First edition cover
AuthorAnnie Dillard
LanguageEnglish
GenreNovel
PublisherHarperCollins
Publication date
June 12, 2007
Publication placeUnited States
Media typePrint (Hardcover)
Pages224 pp
ISBN0-06-123953-4
OCLC76786885
813/.54 22
LC ClassPS3554.I398 M39 2007

The Maytrees is American author Annie Dillard's second novel, a fictional account of the lives of Toby and Lou Maytree in Provincetown, MA, from the time of courting to old age.[1]

Plot introduction

Literate Provincetown bohemians Toby and Lou Maytree meet and marry, have a son, and begin to grow old before Toby decides to leave for Maine to build a new life with a family friend. Toby and Lou remain estranged as the book follows both characters through life's progress: Lou raises their son and Toby and Deary develop a successful business. When Deary falls ill and Toby loses his ability to care for her, the families are reunited.

Footnotes