The Needle's Eye (novel)

The Needle's Eye is a 1972 novel by British novelist Margaret Drabble.[1] The novel was well received by reviewers, like contemporary novelist Joyce Carol Oates. Though it was her fifth novel, Drabble described it as her first time that she could "actually write a novel" expressing what she wanted to write.[2]

For the sewing tool, see Eye of a needle. For the folly found in England, see Needle's Eye.
First edition
publ. Weidenfeld & Nicolson

Reception

Novelist Joyce Carol Oates gave a glowing review for the novel in the New York Times describing the novel as well surpassing the quality of her earlier works.[1] Oates writes that The Needle's Eye was an "extraordinary work", transporting the reader into the "human and very extraordinary experience" of the characters.[1]

Further reading
  • Libby, Marion Vlastos (1 January 1975). "Fate and Feminism in the Novels of Margaret Drabble". Contemporary Literature. 16 (2): 175–192. doi:10.2307/1207546. JSTOR 1207546.

References
  1. Oates, Joyce Carol (11 June 1972). "The Needle's Eye". The New York Times Books.
  2. Milton, Barbara (1 January 1978). "Margaret Drabble, The Art of Fiction No. 70". Paris Review. No. 74. ISSN 0031-2037. Retrieved 15 March 2016.
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