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Such is the case with a fortunate age, the debut by joanna smith rakoff. Instantly compelling and immensely satisfying, a fortunate age details the lives of a group of oberlin graduates whose ambitions and friendships threaten to unravel as they chase their dreams, shed their youth, and build their lives in brooklyn during the late 1990s. Joanna rakoff s novel a fortunate age won the goldberg prize for jewish fiction by emerging writers and the elle readers prize, and was a new york times editors choice and a san francisco chronicle best seller. It was awarded the goldberg prize for jewish fiction by emerging writers. Ive never met joanna smith rakoff, but i would like to. The following discussion questions for a fortunate age by joanna smith rakoff are intended to help your reading group find new and interesting angles and topics for your discussion. Like the group, mary mccarthys classic tale about coming of age in new york, joanna smith rakoff s richly drawn and immensely satisfying first novel details. Reading her debut novel, a fortunate age, i became convinced. D salingers literary agent and a charming take on literary new york in the 1990s. Download read a fortunate age 2009 by joanna rakoff in. Stylistically, a fortunate age is a topnotch novel. Sheila weller, author of the new york times bestseller girls like us. Smith rakoffs deeply affecting characters capture a generation.
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