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Books by Maritta Wolff
  | | Sudden Rain(Reprint) A Novel by Maritta Wolff, Margot Livesey Paperback, 448 Pages, Published 2006 by Scribner ISBN-13: 978-0-7432-5485-4, ISBN: 0-7432-5485-6 "A vivid, gripping, emotional, and addictive read, Sudden Rain is also a rare and valuable portrait of an era: the long-lost final manuscript of Maritta Wolff—the author who, at the age of twenty-two, published what Sinclair Lewis deemed "the most important novel of the year," Whistle Stop (1941).Hailed by Entertainment Weekly as "the Nixon-era precursor to Tom Perrotta's acclaimed novel, Little Children" this is a compelling drama that ..." |
 | | Night Shift(Reprint) (English Edition) by Maritta Wolff Paperback, 560 Pages, Published 2006 by Scribner Mobipocket_Ebook ISBN-13: 978-0-7432-5487-8, ISBN: 0-7432-5487-2 "Originally published in 1942, Maritta Wolff 's Night Shift was an instant commercial success, receiving rave reviews and praise for her effortless grasp of human nature and stunning ear for dialogue. Now, it joins Wolff 's first novel, Whistle Stop, and her last, Sudden Rain, in a reissue that brings new readers to this riveting writer.Sally Otis works herself to the bone as a waitress, supporting her three children and a jobless younge ..." |
 | | Whistle Stop A Novel by Maritta Wolff Paperback, 384 Pages, Published 2005 by Scribner ISBN-13: 978-0-7432-5486-1, ISBN: 0-7432-5486-4 "Now back in print -- Maritta Wolff's 1941 masterpiece about small-town Midwestern life in post-Depression America Whistle Stop, published to rave reviews and astonishing commercial success, is the story of the Veech family, an oversize, poverty-stricken tribe trying to make good in a cruel world. Through the course of a punishingly hot summer, we experience life with the six children and three adult Veeches as they bicker, brawl, make ..." |
 | | Night Shift (Paperback) by Maritta Wolff Paperback, 400 Pages, Published 2006 by Pocket Books ISBN-13: 978-1-4165-2196-9, ISBN: 1-4165-2196-8 |
 | | Sudden Rain(1st Edition) by Maritta-Wolff, Dr Jameson Boex Paperback, 448 Pages, Published 2006 by Pocket Books Import ISBN-13: 978-0-7434-6877-0, ISBN: 0-7434-6877-5 "In 1972, in the suburbs around L.A., traditional housewives in their 30s and 40s are starting to ask whether they are satisfied by their everyday lives; meanwhile, a young woman in her early 20s feels paralyzed by her options. The story centers around five middle-class, L.A. couples of three different generations and the ways in which their relationships and home lives are affected by the trends (specifically the rise in divorce and fem ..." |
 | | The Gone-away World by Maritta Wolff, William Kittredge, Nick Harkaway Paperback, Published 2005 by Simon & Schuster Ltd ISBN-13: 978-0-7432-4808-2, ISBN: 0-7432-4808-2 |
 | | Sudden Rain(1st Edition) A Novel by Maritta Wolff Hardcover, 448 Pages, Published 2005 by Scribner ISBN-13: 978-0-7432-5482-3, ISBN: 0-7432-5482-1 "A vivid, gripping, emotional, and addictive read, Sudden Rain is also a rare and valuable portrait of an era: the long-lost final manuscript of Maritta Wolff—the author who, at the age of twenty-two, published what Sinclair Lewis deemed "the most important novel of the year," Whistle Stop (1941).Hailed by Entertainment Weekly as "the Nixon-era precursor to Tom Perrotta's acclaimed novel, Little Children" this is a compelling drama that ..." |
 | | Sudden Rain by Maritta Wolff 448 Pages, Published 2012 by Simon And Schuster ISBN-13: 978-1-4711-0550-0, ISBN: 1-4711-0550-4 "At that age most of a man's energies go into his career, and a woman's into child rearing.” “So what's wrong with the forties then?” he said, amused. “Why couldn't I have met you when I was forty? There's ten good years gone to waste. ... We've come out the far side of the forties with the wisdom to know that just life itself is the greatest gift of all. That every day is something extraordinary, not yesterday or tomorrow but today ..." |
 | | Whistle Stop by Maritta Wolff 384 Pages, Published 2008 by Simon And Schuster ISBN-13: 978-1-84739-745-4, ISBN: 1-84739-745-X ".You just don't know what it is to. . .” Midge whirled around from the window with anger in her face too. “Yes, I've certainly got a lot, haven't I? I've got the world done up in cellophane and ribbon, haven't I? Why, Josette Veech, I'd trade places with you right this minute, if I could.” Josette could only stare at her incredulously. “I would,” Midge said. “You don't know how lucky you are. You've got freedom! You can do what you ..." |
 | | Night Shift by Maritta Wolff 560 Pages, Published 2008 by Simon And Schuster ISBN-13: 978-1-84739-721-8, ISBN: 1-84739-721-2 "A couple of nights ago I was hangin' around in here after closing time, finishing up a drink. Tommy Terwilliger was around here, too. The orchestra boys had all left, and after awhile Tommy drifted up there to the piano and began to play.” Petey paused dramatically and then she laughed. “Well, to tell you the truth, I kept Tommy here playin' till daylight. That's how his piano playin' hit me. Then I got to thinking that it wasn't f ..." |
 | | Whistle Stop A Novel by Maritta Wolff 384 Pages, Published 2005 by Simon And Schuster ISBN-13: 978-0-7432-8262-8, ISBN: 0-7432-8262-0 "NEXT MORNING JOSETTE GOT OUT OF BED, dressed and went to school. It was a day that seemed never to end for her, a torment and an agony. She went about classes and books and Ashbury streets all in a haze. There was a strange feeling always with her, a strange gnawing persistent feeling, a feeling of unreality, uncleanness that could not be dispelled. The day was for her a caricature of a nightmare of a day. But it ended at last, and ..." |
 | | Back of Town by Maritta Wolff, Mariano Azuela Paperback, 152 Pages, Published 1953 by Signet ISBN-13: 978-0-451-01010-0, ISBN: 0-451-01010-8 |
 | | Sudden Rain A Novel by Maritta Wolff 448 Pages, Published 2010 by Simon And Schuster ISBN-13: 978-1-4391-2584-7, ISBN: 1-4391-2584-8 "Her mother wants to know if I can stay over on Saturday night, they're going out to a dinner party. May I, Mama?” “Saturday night—Yes, darling, if you like.” “I'll go phone her right away.” Susan whisked out the door, but before Cynny had risen ..." |
 | | Night Shift by Maritta Wolff 560 Pages, Published 2006 by Simon And Schuster ISBN-13: 978-0-7432-9349-5, ISBN: 0-7432-9349-5 "... the publisher of this work. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Wolff, Maritta, 1918–2002 Night shift/Maritta Wolff.—1st Scribner trade pbk. ed. I. Title. PS3545.O346N54 2006 813'.52—dc22 2006042321 ISBN: 0-7432-9349-5 ..." |
 | | Sudden Rain by Maritta Wolff Published 2005 ISBN-13: 978-1-59887-128-9, ISBN: 1-59887-128-5 |
 | | Whistle Stop Maritta Wolff 1416511571 by Maritta Wolff Paperback, 384 Pages, Published 2006 by Pocket Books ISBN-13: 978-1-4165-1157-1, ISBN: 1-4165-1157-1 "The Veech family are trouble-prone." |
 | | Sudden Rain - Wolff, Maritta - Paperback by Maritta Wolff Paperback, 400 Pages, Published 2005 by Simon & Schuster Ltd ISBN-13: 978-0-7432-4809-9, ISBN: 0-7432-4809-0 "The story centers around five middle-class, L.A. couples of three different generations and the ways in which their relationships and home lives are affected by the trends (specifically the rise in divorce and feminism) of the time." |
 | | Sudden Rain(Abridged) A Novel by Maritta Wolff, Barbara Rosenblatt Audio, Published 2005 by Highbridge Company ISBN-13: 978-1-56511-954-3, ISBN: 1-56511-954-1 |
 | | Sudden Rain(Abridged) A Novel by Maritta Wolff, Reader-Barbara Rosenblat Audio, Published 2005 by Highbridge Audio ISBN-13: 978-1-56511-953-6, ISBN: 1-56511-953-3 |
 | | Whistle Stop by Maritta Wolff Ebook ISBN-13: 978-5-551-43830-4, ISBN: 5-551-43830-9 |