Safe Within: A Novel - Couverture souple

Page, Jean Reynolds

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0061876941 ISBN 13 : 9780061876943

Editeur : William Morrow Paperbacks, 2012

Synopsis

Book by Page Jean Reynolds

A propos du livre

Quatrième de couverture :

A novel of how family happens—whether you like it or not

Elaine and Carson Forsyth have returned to the tree house—Elaine's childhood home, a cabin nestled high in the branches of two oaks beside a North Carolina lake—where forty-nine-year-old Carson has chosen to spend the waning days of his life. As Elaine prepares for a future without her beloved husband, their solace is interrupted. Carson's mother, Greta, has set loose a neighbor's herd of alpacas and landed herself in police custody. While Carson, remarkably, sees humor in the situation, Elaine can only question what her obligations are—and will be—to a woman who hasn't spoken to her in more than twenty years.

In the wake of Carson's death, Elaine and their grown son, Mick, are thrust into the maelstrom of Greta, the mother-in-law and grandmother who never accepted either of them. Just as they are trying to figure out their new roles in the family, Mick uncovers unexpected questions of his own. A long-ago teenage relationship with a local girl may have left him with more than just memories, and he must get to the bottom of Greta's surprising accusations that he's not Carson's son at all.

Revue de presse :

“Pleasant....Page’s knack for characterization...helps nudge things toward an appropriately affirmative ending.” (Publishers Weekly on The Last Summer of Her Other Life)

“Page portrays these past and present emotional quagmires with an acutely intuitive eye, drawing the reader into the complicated lives of her sympathetic characters.” (Booklist on The Space Between Before and After)

“A complex, well-orchestrated family drama.” (Seattle Post-Intelligencer on The Space Between Before and After)

“[A] complex, multi-layered book. [Page] seamlessly navigates the book’s intertwining narratives and presents believable characters, at once imperfect and utterly sympathetic. Both the story’s emotional pull and intricate plot twists are sure to seduce new readers.” (Publishers Weekly on The Space Between Before and After)

“Rosalind and the children are remarkably portrayed.” (Publishers Weekly)

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: William Morrow Paperbacks
• Date d'édition: 2012
• ISBN 10: 0061876941
• ISBN 13: 9780061876943
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 352