Picturing Will, the widely acclaimed new novel by Ann Beattie, unravels the complexities of a postmodern family. There's Will, a curious five-year-old who listens to the heartbeat of a plant through his toy stethoscope; Jody, his mother, a photographer poised on the threshold of celebrity; Mel, Jody's perfect -- perhaps too perfect -- lover; and Wayne, the father who left Will without warning and now sees his infrequent visits as a crimp in his bedhopping. Beattie shows us how these lives intersect, attract, and repel one another with dazzling shifts and moments of heartbreaking directness.
- ISBN10 051708094X
- ISBN13 9780517080948
- Publish Date 11 March 1992 (first published 2 January 1991)
- Publish Status Out of Stock
- Out of Print 2 October 2008
- Publish Country US
- Imprint Random House Value Publishing
- Format Hardcover
- Language English