The Witches of Eastwick - John Updike

The Witches of Eastwick. =================== This book was surprisingly different than the movie but you could see where the crossovers from the story and the film meet. The story is about three divorced women Sukie, Jane and Alexandra. They are good friends but they also have something more in common. They has powers. They can affect many things around them and are now happy with their lives. However a stranger has just moved into town and he is about to change their frankly dull lives. Darryl Van Horne is a mysterious and enigmatic stranger who immediately takes a shine to the three ladies and they to him. But he has a hidden agenda ...  Read the complete review

The Witches of Eastwick. ************************* Introduction: ********* John Updike was born in 1932, in Shillington, Pennsylvania and since 1957 has lived in Massachusetts. His novels have won the Pulitzer Prize, the National Book Award, the American Book Award, the National Book Critics Circle Award, the Rosenthal Award, and the Howells Medal. Synopsis: ******* Okay, the basic plot is: three divorced women, Alexandra, Sukie and Jane, become swept into the life of Darryl Van Horne, a droll and magnetically sexy newcomer to their small town. But their growing obsession with this suave man calls on them to ...  Read the complete review