Stiltsville: A Novel (P.S.) - Softcover

Daniel, Susanna

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0061963089 ISBN 13: 9780061963087

Publisher: Harper Perennial, 2014

Synopsis

A wise and loving portrait of a marriage....Susanna Daniel writes beautifully of matters of the heart.
 Jennifer Haigh, author of The Condition

 

Against a vivid South Florida background, Susanna Daniel s Stiltsville offers a gripping, bittersweet portrait of a marriage and a romance that deepens over the course of three decades. Called an elegantly crafted work of art and a great read by Curtis Sittenfeld (American Wife, Prep) Stiltsville is a stunningly assured debut novel sure to appeal to readers of Anita Shreve, Sue Miller, and Annie Dillard, or anyone enchanted by the sultry magic of Miami.

About this title

Product Description:

Unusual book

Review:

Among the sagas of dysfunctional families and combustible marriages, Susanna Daniel s novel about a single couple over the course of a lifetime stands out due to its lovely, unexpected normalcy.... The salty winds, ubiquitous sunshine and watchful alligators make the story feel like it s set in another country one where life moves slowly enough to examine and enjoy the little things like sunlight striking the blade between the tilting trunks of gumbo-limbo trees or one episode in the life of a marriage, just another wave in the windy channel. Not a hurricane at all. --Corrie Pikul, Oprah.com

I fell in love with Susanna Daniel s characters, Dennis and Frances. The dialogue, the pacing, and the tenderness between this married couple is so authentic and true. But it s the setting of Florida, and especially the place that is Stiltsville, that literally elevates this story to magic. --Hannah Tinti, author of The Good Thief

Miami, for all its charms, can sometimes play hard to get. The same might be said for Susanna Daniel s debut novel, which takes its time rising and revealing its considerable magic. . . . Frances gets caught up in the currents of life, and so do we. . . . Daniel renders Frances and her family so authentically, their dynamics and quirks come to feel utterly familiar and endearing. Deceptively placid Stiltsville reminds us, like Frances, to appreciate the small but potent magic of everyday life --Ellen Kanner, Miami Herald

About this edition

• Publisher: Harper Perennial
• Publication date: 2014
• ISBN 10: 0061963089
• ISBN 13: 9780061963087
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 336