The Lonely Passion of Judith Hearne

Boston, MA: Back Bay Books, 1988. Trade paperback. Fair. Highlighting/underlining. The Lonely Passion of Judith Hearne by Brian Moore (Author). SOFTCOVER CONDITION FAIR HAS SOME HIGHLIGHTING IN BOOK-PUBLISHED BY LITTLE BROWN AND CO-COPYRIGHT 1983 2ND PRINTING-BOOK SIZE 7 3/4 X 5....The lonely passion... Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 223 p. Audience: General/trade. The Lonely Passion of Judith Hearne by Brian Moore (Author). SOFTCOVER CONDITION FAIR HAS SOME HIGHLIGHTING IN BOOK-PUBLISHED BY LITTLE BROWN AND CO-COPYRIGHT 1983 2ND PRINTING-BOOK SIZE 7 3/4 X 5....The lonely passion of Judith Hearne was a powerful perspective of how two people carry on conversations while mentally arriving at different conclusions-of sincerely planning different directions in their use/misuse of the other. Judith Hearne, the aging spinster in yet another boarding house, sees marital light at the end of the tunnel in the person of James Madden, certainly the novel s most despicable character. She longs for him; he could use her, and so go the talks and tragic misunderstandings between the two. This is one aspect of this character driven, emotionally charged novel. Judith Hearne is not too likable-I never allowed myself to be too drawn to her, not even at her most vulnerable. She can be prickly, overly critical, and self-justifying. But her background makes her present understandable, and the O Neill s kindness to her after her economic and societal fall is touching; the story needed to play itself out and their warmth was a good finish.