The Economist (US), February 24th, 1996
IN THE BEAUTY OF THE LILIES. By John Updike. Alfred Knopf; 491 pages; $25.95. Penguin; Pounds 16
IN HIS four "Rabbit" novels, John Updike caught up with Harry (Rabbit) Angstrom at four stages of life. In his latest work of fiction, he sweeps through four generations of the Wilmot family in one book. Like the Rabbit four, "In the Beauty of the Lilies" has many rich t include the Wilmots' ups and downs during the tumultuous "American century", the raucous but mesmerising voice of Hollywood, the decline in national confidence and loss of faith experienced by a proud, people--threads that all t...
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