Sweetwater Creek: A Novel - Hardcover

Siddons, Anne Rivers

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0066213355 ISBN 13: 9780066213354

Publisher: HarperCollins, 2005

Synopsis

Rebuilding her life on a plantation after the disappearance of her mother and the death of a sibling, Lilly Parmenter forges a near-mystical relationship with her beloved spaniel and finds her world changing after the arrival of a rebellious debutante, who harbors a dark secret. By the author of Up Island. 250,000 first printing.

About this title

Review:

“This story, with its haunting, lyrical prose and complex characters...will captivate any reader.” (Booklist)

“A page-turner. The setting and the isolated life will remind readers of Sue Monk Kidd’s THE MERMAID CHAIR.” (USA Today)

“Themes of love and loss are intertwined throughout, as the reader rides on a tide of Siddons’ lush, lyrical prose.” (Charlotte News & Observer)

“Rises above...by the sheer beauty and power of its prose. A story that refuses to be put down.” (Richmond Times-Dispatch)

“Richly atmospheric...touching, dramatic... one of Siddons’ most impressive novels.” (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)

“A fully alive world of many dimensions.” (Tallahassee Democrat)

“Few writers are better than Siddons at evoking the sweet gentility of Southern climes.” (Fort Worth Star-Telegram)

“Lush, lyrical prose and loving detail.” (Bangor Daily News)

“This is Siddons’ best work.” (Chicago Tribune)

“A powerful narrative that should satiate Siddons’ many fans and captivate new ones.” (St. Petersburg Times)

About the Author:

Anne Rivers Siddons's bestselling novels include Nora, Nora; Sweetwater Creek; Islands; and Fox's Earth. She is also the author of the nonfiction work John Chancellor Makes Me Cry. She and her husband divide their time between Charleston, South Carolina, and Brooklin, Maine.

About this edition

• Publisher: HarperCollins
• Publication date: 2005
• ISBN 10: 0066213355
• ISBN 13: 9780066213354
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 356