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Book Description:
In the wake of such acclaimed #1 bestsellers as The Pilot's Wife, The Last Time They Met, and Sea Glass, Anita Shreve gives us a brilliant new novel about love, jealousy, and loss. It is the story of a man whose obsession with a young woman begins when he meets her fleetingly--as he helps her escape from a fire in a restaurant--and culminates in a marriage doomed by secrets and betrayal. Written with the intelligence and grace that are Anita Shreve's hallmarks, this gripping tale is peopled by unforgettable characters as real as the emotions that bring them together.
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Top Member Reviews
Stephanie F. wrote on 8/4/2007...
2 member(s) found this review helpful.
I loved Wedding in December. Did not like this one at all. Very dark and cloying. So, I disagree that if you like Anita Shreve, you'll love this one. I didn't. I thought the main character was manipulative, controlling, and abusive. The story was difficult to follow.
Stephanie J. from LAFAYETTE, CO wrote on 12/31/2006...
2 member(s) found this review helpful.
As always with Shreve's books you do not know what direction the plot will go next. You have a sense of how it might end by the mood of the narator, but the details are presented so well you wont want to put it down until you find out what becomes of these characters. Not her best, but not bad.
1 member(s) found this review helpful.
I thought that this book was so very boring. I had heard such great things about it, but it just wasnt for me at all.
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1 member(s) found this review helpful.
Found this book kind of slow, didn't grab me like "Sea Glass". Still a worthwhile read but not my favorite by Anita Shreve.
1 member(s) found this review helpful.
About a man obsessed with his wife who does not love him. It was a little hard to get into, but once I did it held my interest.
Suzanne S. from ACCOKEEK, MD wrote on 3/19/2007...
1 member(s) found this review helpful.
I'm a big fan of Anita Shreve and although I enjoyed this book, it wasn't one of my favorites. Etna Bliss's husband is obsessed with his young wife from the first time that he meets her when he helps her escape from a fire in a hotel restaurant.
But obsession is not love. To find out what happens to them in their marriage, read the book.
1 member(s) found this review helpful.
I usually like Shreve but I felt this really was one of her more dull books and had trouble getting through it at all.
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I love all books by Anita - she has way of telling a story that won't allow me to put the book down. Good read!
its fascinating every chapter leaves u in suspense... you never want to put it down.... and in the end...who do u truly feel sorry for?
Read it...its GREAT!!
Lindsay B. from LOWELL, MI wrote on 5/12/2007...This is a page turner; if you like any of her other books, you'll probably like this one as well!
Sandy G. (Wendy M. from TIGARD, OR wrote on 3/14/2007...Love this book - very funny and I could relate to her "problem"
Marlys A. from POWAY, CA wrote on 2/7/2007...A love story set in the early part of the century.
I like this author. This is about a possesive husband and how his marriage is ruined by secrets and betrayals.
This was an amazing book. I like the fact that you're reading it as if you were listening to the writer "himself".....good pic!