Close Your Eyes - Hardcover

Ward, Amanda Eyre

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0345494482 ISBN 13: 9780345494481

Publisher: Random House Inc, 2011

Synopsis

In Close Your Eyes, the author of the bestselling How to Be Lost spins another mesmerizing tale of buried family secrets.

For most of her life, Lauren Mahdian has been certain of two things: that her mother is dead, and that her father is a murderer.

Before the horrific tragedy, Lauren led a sheltered life in a wealthy corner of America, in a town outside Manhattan on the banks of Long Island Sound, a haven of luxurious homes, manicured lawns, and seemingly perfect families. Here Lauren and her older brother, Alex, thought they were safe.

But one morning, six-year-old Lauren and eight-year-old Alex awoke after a night spent in their tree house to discover their mother’s body and their beloved father arrested for the murder.

Years later, Lauren is surrounded by uncertainty. Her one constant is Alex, always her protector, still trying to understand the unraveling of his idyllic childhood. But Lauren feels even more alone when Alex reveals that he’s been in contact over the years with their imprisoned father—and that he believes he and his sister have yet to learn the full story of their mother’s death.

Then Alex disappears.

As Lauren is forced to peek under the floorboards of her carefully constructed memories, she comes to question the version of her history that she has clung to so fiercely. Lauren’s search for the truth about what happened on that fateful night so many years ago is a riveting tale that will keep readers feverishly turning pages.

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Review

"A literary whodunit . . . a finely woven tale of two women who have never met but whose lives are inextricably linked . . . an absorbing mystery and a stirring journey to redemption."--"People "(four stars)
"I absolutely loved this beautiful, haunting story of a woman who learns to come to terms with a dark, deep family secret."--Tatiana de Rosnay, "New York Times" bestselling author of "Sarah's Key"
"Amanda Eyre Ward puts another jewel in her crown as the reigning doyenne of 'dark secrets' literary fiction."--"The Dallas Morning News"
"Electrifying . . . breathless and disturbing and hopeful."--Justin Cronin, "New York Times" bestselling author of "The Passage"
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"A captivating story of loss, forgiveness and ultimate redemption.""--Kirkus Reviews"
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"Character-rich, psychologically probing."--New Orleans "Times-Picayune"
Winner of the August "Elle" Book Prize

A literary whodunit . . . a finely woven tale of two women who have never met but whose lives are inextricably linked . . . an absorbing mystery and a stirring journey to redemption. People (four stars)
I absolutely loved this beautiful, haunting story of a woman who learns to come to terms with a dark, deep family secret. Tatiana de Rosnay, New York Times bestselling author of Sarah s Key
Amanda Eyre Ward puts another jewel in her crown as the reigning doyenne of dark secrets literary fiction. The Dallas Morning News
Electrifying . . . breathless and disturbing and hopeful. Justin Cronin, New York Times bestselling author of The Passage

A captivating story of loss, forgiveness and ultimate redemption. Kirkus Reviews

Character-rich, psychologically probing. New Orleans Times-Picayune

Winner of the August Elle Book Prize"

-A literary whodunit . . . a finely woven tale of two women who have never met but whose lives are inextricably linked . . . an absorbing mystery and a stirring journey to redemption.---People (four stars)
-I absolutely loved this beautiful, haunting story of a woman who learns to come to terms with a dark, deep family secret.---Tatiana de Rosnay, New York Times bestselling author of Sarah's Key
-Amanda Eyre Ward puts another jewel in her crown as the reigning doyenne of 'dark secrets' literary fiction.---The Dallas Morning News
-Electrifying . . . breathless and disturbing and hopeful.---Justin Cronin, New York Times bestselling author of The Passage

-A captivating story of loss, forgiveness and ultimate redemption.---Kirkus Reviews

-Character-rich, psychologically probing.---New Orleans Times-Picayune

Winner of the August Elle Book Prize

About the Author

Amanda Eyre Ward is the author of Sleep Toward Heaven, How to Be Lost, and Forgive Me, as well as a collection of short stories, Love Stories in This Town. She lives in Austin, Texas, with her family.

About this edition

• Publisher: Random House Inc
• Publication date: 2011
• ISBN 10: 0345494482
• ISBN 13: 9780345494481
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 249