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Pub Date: 2006-01-31 Pages: 352 Language: English Publisher: HarperCollins US The luminous first novel by Marya Hornbacher. the acclaimed author of Wasted: A Memoir of Anorexia and Bulimia. is a moving and passionate story of a death from despair - and a stricken familys passage through grief toward the hope. solace. and understanding that waits for them somewhere beyond the center of winter.
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The luminous first novel by Marya Hornbacher, the acclaimed author of Wasted: A Memoir of Anorexia and Bulimia, is a moving and passionate story of a death from despair -- and a stricken family's passage through grief toward the hope, solace, and understanding that waits for them somewhere beyond the center of winter.
"Hornbacher's debut novel is one of triumph and survival...A gripping tale of a family that copes despite the odds."--Library Journal
"Told alternately by Claire, Kate and Esau... Hornbacher finds the perfect pitch for their voices and their stories."--Baltimore Sun
"Poignant."--Kirkus Reviews
"A truly stunning debut... Chips away at the darkness to reveal the ever-evolving possibilities of the human spirit."--Minneapolis Star Tribune
"Uplifting, even humorous. . . . A captivating first novel."--Philadelphia Inquirer
"Hornbacher succeeds marvelously...[She] constructs a kaleidoscope of speakers at times beautiful and often disturbing...[An] adroit first novel."--Los Angeles Book Review
"Intimate... [Hornbacher's] description of Claire Shiller's long, slow return to physical desire is delicious in its restraint and directness."--New York Times Book Review
"Powerful."--Seattle Post-Intelligencer
"Genuine, engaging, and unforgettable...With this stunning debut novel, Hornbacher...proves herself to be a master storyteller."--Booklist (starred review)
"Told alternately by Claire, Kate and Esau... Hornbacher finds the perfect pitch for their voices and their stories."--Baltimore Sun
"Poignant."--Kirkus Reviews
"A truly stunning debut... Chips away at the darkness to reveal the ever-evolving possibilities of the human spirit."--Minneapolis Star Tribune
"Uplifting, even humorous. . . . A captivating first novel."--Philadelphia Inquirer
"Hornbacher succeeds marvelously...[She] constructs a kaleidoscope of speakers at times beautiful and often disturbing...[An] adroit first novel."--Los Angeles Book Review
"Intimate... [Hornbacher's] description of Claire Shiller's long, slow return to physical desire is delicious in its restraint and directness."--New York Times Book Review
"Powerful."--Seattle Post-Intelligencer
"Genuine, engaging, and unforgettable...With this stunning debut novel, Hornbacher...proves herself to be a master storyteller."--Booklist (starred review)
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