![]() As, though the winter, spring, and summer of 1989, Reagan's debt-ridden, AIDS-plagued America yields to that of George Bush, Rabbit explores the bleak terrain of late middle age, looking for reasons to live. His son, Nelson, is behaving erratically his daughter-in-law, Pru, is sending out mixed signals and his wife, Janice, decides in mid-life to become a working girl. ![]() In Rabbit at Rest, Harry Angstrom has acquired heart trouble, a Florida condo, and a second grandchild. Rabbit at Rest is the fourth of five John Updike Rabbit novels, all of which focus on their central character Harry Angstrom. ![]() He turns out the flaws in his characters and relationships, simultaneously affirming their worth. The winner of two Pulitzer Prizes and several other accolades for his dry, sulky novels chronicling the life of ex-basketball player "Rabbit" Angstrom, John Updike has become a legendary American author. ![]()
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