About the book
“Riveting . . . While I Was Gone [celebrates] what is impulsive in human nature.”
–The New York Times
“Miller weaves her themes of secrecy, betrayal, and forgiveness into a narrative that shines.”
–Time
Jo Becker has every reason to be content. She has three dynamic daughters, a loving marriage, and a rewarding career. But she feels a sense of unease. Then an old housemate reappears, sending Jo back to a distant past when she lived in a communal house in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Drawn deeper into her memories of that fateful summer in 1968, Jo begins to obsess about the person she once was. As she is pulled farther from her present life, her husband, and her world, Jo struggles against becoming enveloped by her past and its dark secret.
“[While I Was Gone] swoops gracefully between the past and the present, between a woman’s complex feelings about her husband and her equally complex fantasies–and fears–about another man. . . . [Miller writes] well about the trials of faith.”
–The New York Times Book Review
“Quietly gripping . . . Jo shines steadily as the flawed and thoroughly modern heroine. As in her 1986 novel, The Good Mother, Miller shows how impulses can fracture the family.”
–USA Today
“Marvelous . . . poignant . . . powerful.”
–Seattle Times/Post Intelligencer
Editions of While I Was Gone
- Hardcover
- ISBN 9780375401121
- Hardcover
- ISBN 9780375411786
- Hardcover
- ISBN 9780375705717
- Paperback
- ISBN 9780375728013
- Paperback
- ISBN 9780345443281
- Paperback
- ISBN 9780345420749
- Paperback
- ISBN 9780345435002
- Audiobook
- ISBN 9780375405631
- Audiobook
- ISBN 9780375416644
- AudioStreaming
- ISBN 9780375417320
- AudioDisc
- ISBN 9780739365717
- AudioDisc
- ISBN 9780375416651
Read an Excerpt
“Riveting . . . While I Was Gone [celebrates] what is impulsive in human nature.”
–The New York Times
“Miller weaves her themes of secrecy, betrayal, and forgiveness into a narrative that shines.”
–Time
Jo Becker has every reason to be content. She has three dynamic daughters, a loving marriage, and a rewarding career. But she feels a sense of unease. Then an old housemate reappears, sending Jo back to a distant past when she lived in a communal house in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Drawn deeper into her memories of that fateful summer in 1968, Jo begins to obsess about the person she once was. As she is pulled farther from her present life, her husband, and her world, Jo struggles against becoming enveloped by her past and its dark secret.
“[While I Was Gone] swoops gracefully between the past and the present, between a woman’s complex feelings about her husband and her equally complex fantasies–and fears–about another man. . . . [Miller writes] well about the trials of faith.”
–The New York Times Book Review
“Quietly gripping . . . Jo shines steadily as the flawed and thoroughly modern heroine. As in her 1986 novel, The Good Mother, Miller shows how impulses can fracture the family.”
–USA Today
“Marvelous . . . poignant . . . powerful.”
–Seattle Times/Post Intelligencer
Frequently Asked Questions
What is While I Was Gone about?
“Riveting . . . While I Was Gone [celebrates] what is impulsive in human nature.”
–The New York Times
“Miller weaves her themes of secrecy, betrayal, and forgiveness into a narrative that shines.”
–Time
Jo Becker has every reason to be content. She has three dynamic daughters, a loving marriage, and a rewarding career. But she feels a sense of unease. Then an old housemate reappears, sending Jo back to a distant past when she lived in a communal house in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Drawn deeper into her memories of that fateful summer in 1968, Jo begins to obsess about the person she once was. As she is pulled farther from her present life, her husband, and her world, Jo struggles against becoming enveloped by her past and its dark secret.
“[While I Was Gone] swoops gracefully between the past and the present, between a woman’s complex feelings about her husband and her equally complex fantasies–and fears–about another man. . . . [Miller writes] well about the trials of faith.”
–The New York Times Book Review
“Quietly gripping . . . Jo shines steadily as the flawed and thoroughly modern heroine. As in her 1986 novel, The Good Mother, Miller shows how impulses can fracture the family.”
–USA Today
“Marvelous . . . poignant . . . powerful.”
–Seattle Times/Post Intelligencer
What core themes, tropes, or subjects are explored in While I Was Gone?
Fiction > Fiction: literary and general non-genre
Where can I read a sample of While I Was Gone?
You can read an official preview of the few pages here https://www.book2look.com/book/9780375401121
Who is/are the Author/s of the book While I Was Gone?
Sue Miller
What are the ISBN numbers for the physical and digital editions?
While I Was Gone is available as hardcover(ISBN 9780375401121) and hardcover(ISBN 9780375411786) and hardcover(ISBN 9780375705717) and paperback(ISBN 9780375728013) and paperback(ISBN 9780345443281) and paperback(ISBN 9780345420749) and paperback(ISBN 9780345435002) and audiobook(ISBN 9780375405631) and audiobook(ISBN 9780375416644) and audiostreaming(ISBN 9780375417320) and audiodisc(ISBN 9780739365717) and audiodisc(ISBN 9780375416651)
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