Body Surfing
A Novel
Seiten
2008
Little, Brown & Company (Verlag)
978-0-316-06733-1 (ISBN)
Little, Brown & Company (Verlag)
978-0-316-06733-1 (ISBN)
Always readable--sometimes compulsively so--Shreves novels are typically emotionally resonant, nicely paced, and populated by memorable characters ("People").
At the age of 29, Sydney has already been once divorced and once widowed. Trying to regain her footing once again, she has answered an ad to tutor the teenage daughter of a well-to-do couple as they spend a sultry summer in their oceanfront New Hampshire cottage. But when the Edwards' two grown sons, Ben and Jeff, arrive at the beach house, Sydney finds herself caught up in a destructive web of old tensions and bitter divisions. As the brothers vie for her affections, the fragile existence Sydney has rebuilt for herself is threatened. With the subtle wit, lyrical language, and brilliant insight into the human heart that has led her to be called "an author at one with her metier (Miami Herald), Shreve weaves a novel about marriage, family, and the supreme courage that it takes to love.
At the age of 29, Sydney has already been once divorced and once widowed. Trying to regain her footing once again, she has answered an ad to tutor the teenage daughter of a well-to-do couple as they spend a sultry summer in their oceanfront New Hampshire cottage. But when the Edwards' two grown sons, Ben and Jeff, arrive at the beach house, Sydney finds herself caught up in a destructive web of old tensions and bitter divisions. As the brothers vie for her affections, the fragile existence Sydney has rebuilt for herself is threatened. With the subtle wit, lyrical language, and brilliant insight into the human heart that has led her to be called "an author at one with her metier (Miami Herald), Shreve weaves a novel about marriage, family, and the supreme courage that it takes to love.
Anita Shreve is the acclaimed author of more than fifteen novels, including Testimony; The Pilot's Wife, which was a selection of Oprah's Book Club; and The Weight of Water, which was a finalist for England's Orange prize. She lives in Massachusetts.
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 15.1.2008 |
|---|---|
| Verlagsort | New York |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 140 x 210 mm |
| Gewicht | 290 g |
| Themenwelt | Literatur ► Romane / Erzählungen |
| Literatur ► Zweisprachige Ausgaben ► Deutsch / Englisch | |
| ISBN-10 | 0-316-06733-4 / 0316067334 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-316-06733-1 / 9780316067331 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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