Bibliograph

The last chairlift, a novel, John Irving

Type

Label

The last chairlift, a novel, John Irving

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Literary Form

novels

Main title

The last chairlift

Oclc number

1346568191

Responsibility statement

John Irving

Sub title

a novel

Summary

In Aspen, Colorado, in 1941, Rachel Brewster is a slalom skier at the National Downhill and Slalom Championships. Unremembered in the competition, Little Ray, as she is caalled, finishes "nowhere near the podium," but she manages to get pregnant. Back home, in New England, Ray becomes a ski instructor. Her son, Adam, grows up in a family that defies conventions and evades questions concerning the eventful past. Years later, looking for answers, Adam will go to Aspen. In the Hotel Jerome, where he was conceived, Adam will meet some ghosts: in The Last Chairlift, they aren't the only ghosts he sees

Target audience

adult

Classification