The Easter Parade

The acclaimed author ofRevolutionary Roadcharts the lives of two sisters through hope love and despair: An eloquent moving novel quietly poignant (Larry McMurtryWashington Post). InThe Easter Parade first published in 1976 we meet sisters Sarah and Emily Grimes when they are still the children of divorced parents. We observe the sisters over four decades watching them grow into two very different women. Sarah is stable and stalwart settling into an unhappy marriage. Emily is precocious and independent struggling with one unsatisfactory love affair after another. Richard Yates''s classic novel is about how both women struggle to overcome their tarnished family''s past and how both finally reach for some semblance of renewal. Joan Didion calledThe Easter ParadeYates''s best novel and it''s my favorite too.Suzanne MunshowerGuardian UK