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The Promised World
The Promised World
Author: Lisa Tucker
In acclaimed bestselling author Lisa Tucker’s mesmerizing and suspenseful tale of intimacy, betrayal, and lost innocence, a literature professor’s carefully constructed life shatters after her twin brother’s death. — On a March afternoon, while Lila Cole is working in her quiet office, her twin brother, Billy, points an u...  more »
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ISBN-13: 9781416575399
ISBN-10: 1416575391
Publication Date: 8/31/2010
Pages: 336
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3.6 stars, based on 10 ratings
Publisher: Washington Square Press
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover, Audio CD
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PainterWoman avatar reviewed The Promised World on + 2 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 1
I wish I owned this book. (Found it on the "new" shelf at local library).
An English professor, married to a math professor, suffers profound disorientation after her twin brother commits "suicide by cop." As the story unfolds, the reader and professor discover forgotten, hidden and never-known secrets that lurked in their family for generation. Nuances of her intimacy (and avoidance of intimacy) with her husband, brother, parents are aptly drawn while never being heavy handed. Cathartic reading for anyone with a less than perfect family who has hoped to find a Promised World.
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andeygirl avatar reviewed The Promised World on + 9 more book reviews
I found the characters and part of the story line a bit far-fetched but all in all it was a good read.


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