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Other Versions of this Book: Paperback, Audio Cassette (Unabridged), Audio CD (Collectors), Hardcover
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More than a century after someone murders two people on a small island off the coast of New Hampshire, a photographer comes to shoot a photo essay about the famous crime. As she investigates the bleak, isolated lives of the victims, she comes to identify with their spiritual loneliness. For her own marriage is falling apart, crumbling into nights of heavy drinking and terrible silences.
Incited by the chaotic forces that blasted the island years ago, this modern woman is drawn inexorably toward the violence of the past, toward choices that will destroy all she has ever valued. With exquisitely stylish prose and arresting psychological insight, Anita Shreve captures one woman's journey into the farthest extremes of emotion.
"A stunning tale . . . . There is plenty for the reader to ponder and savor in this accomplished inquiry into the ravages of love." (Los Angeles Times)
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On a small island off the New Hampshire coast in 1873, two women were brutally murdered by an unknown assailant. A third woman survived the attack, hiding in a sea cave until dawn. More than a century later, a photographer comes to the island to shoot a photo-essay about the legendary crime.
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This book was a unique blend of a mystery from 1873 as well as a modern emotional trauma intermingled. As with other Anita Shreve books, her character development is excellent.
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