Mrs. Kimble: A Novel - Softcover

Haigh, Jennifer

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0060509406 ISBN 13: 9780060509408

Publisher: Harper Perennial, 2004

Synopsis

Follows twenty-five years in the life of charismatic opportunist Ken Kimble as seen through the eyes of his three wives, from Birdie, who struggles with his abandonment; to heiress Joan, who is recovering from a personal loss; to Dinah, who suffers from an unhappy past. A first novel.

About this title

Review:

‘A luminous debut novel...with memorable, vibrant characters, that will have wide appeal.’ Booklist

‘The measured prose and care for detail show a promising talent.’ Kirkus Reviews

‘This moving novel explores questions of love and loss – the first, second and third time around.’ Glamour

‘Each Mrs Kimble comes tantalizingly alive thanks to the author’s considerable gift for conjuring up a character with the tiniest of details.’ Washington Post

About the Author:

Jennifer Haigh is the author of the short-story collection News from Heaven and four critically acclaimed novels: Faith, The Condition, Baker Towers, and Mrs. Kimble. Her books have won both the PEN/Hemingway Award for debut fiction and the PEN/L.L. Winship Award for work by a New England writer. Her short fiction has been published widely, in The Atlantic, Granta, The Best American Short Stories, and many other places. She lives in Boston.

About this edition

• Publisher: Harper Perennial
• Publication date: 2004
• ISBN 10: 0060509406
• ISBN 13: 9780060509408
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 416