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In a suburb near Albany, New York, Ted and Ann Waring are waiting for their divorce papers. They are also flirting with reconciliation - especially Ted - until, back from a hunting trip with their two adolescent daughters, he loses his temper one last time. Was Ann's death an accident, or was it murder? Thirteen-year-old Julia - already in trouble before her mother's death - testifies against her father, setting in motion a struggle that pits family, friends, and townspeople against one another and exposes the interlocking compulsions of husband and wife, parent and child, sister and sister. As the many layers of truth about the killing unfold in the courtroom and in the characters' lives, Emily Listfield's lean and potent prose reveals the ways in which the emotions and evasions of the past reverberate uncontrollably in the present. Here is a chilling drama of suspense and passion from an astute and elegant writer.
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"Tightly written and suspenseful." -- "Library Journal"
"A chilling meditation on the so-called acts of love." -- The New York Times
"A beautiful, compelling novel.... It's impossible not to instantly care for these flawed people. They are us." -- Los Angeles Times
"Tightly written and suspenseful." -- Library Journal
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"A chilling meditation on the so-called acts of love." -- The New York Times
"A beautiful, compelling novel.... It's impossible not to instantly care for these flawed people. They are us." -- Los Angeles Times
"Tightly written and suspenseful." -- Library Journal
Emily Listfield is the former editor in chief of Fitness magazine and author of seven novels, including the New York Times Notable It Was Gonna Be Like Paris and Waiting to Surface. Her writing has appeared everywhere from the New York Times Styles section to Harper's Bazaar. She is currently Chief Content Officer of Kaplow PR, where she helps brands like Skype, Shiseido, and Laura Mercier refine their voice, storytelling, and strategy. She lives in New York City with her daughter. Visit her website at EmilyListfield.com.
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- PublisherPenguin
- Publication date1995
- ISBN 10 0140232818
- ISBN 13 9780140232813
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages384
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