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Pokey forged her mothers signature on her college application in defiance of the family tradition of being dimwitted and vain of it. The group follows eight graduates from exclusive vassar college as they find love and heartbreak, and choose careers and husbands against the backdrop of 1930s new york. The italics are original, and they emphasize that this is an entire book. Mary mccarthy, author of the group literaryladiesguide. It is the first novel to frankly portray womens real lives, exploring subjects such as sex, contraception, motherhood and marriage. Mary mccarthy june 21, 1912 october 25, 1989 was an american novelist, political activist, and critic. The group, by mary mccarthy thomas rogers, commentary magazine. She was a shortstory writer, bestselling novelist, essayist and a. The book describes these womens lives postgraduation, beginning with the marriage of one of the friends, kay strong, and ending with her. The book explores the lives of a group of seven vassar graduates, who had grouped together in a college dormitory and whose lives occasionally intersected throughout the story. Born in seattle, washington, she endured a difficult childhood but overcame it to become a woman of strength and determination.
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