Plot summary: Ordinary People, by Judith Guest - American Literature

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by Carol Gioia

Ordinary people is the poignant and heart wrenching story of a typical American family in the throes of grief and on the verge of self destruction. The author, Judith Guest, takes her readers on an emotional roller coaster ride
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by Rachel Stockton

Judith Guest's novel, ORDINARY PEOPLE is about just that; ordinary people thrust into the fray of extraordinary circumstances.
Calvin and Beth Jarrett have built a successful life for themselves. Their home is a sort of a 1970s,
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by Christine G.

Ordinary people drift along day by day, doing ordinary things in ordinary ways. When tragedy rips through the fabric of their lives, they must become extraordinary. If they choose to embark on the treacherous seas of the healing
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by Sri Harsha

Ordinary People is the first novel written by the author Judith Guest. It was published in the year 1976 and he received instant success, both critical and commercial.
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The story is set in 1970s in Lake Forest, Illinois.
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