Five Days - Hardcover

Kennedy, Douglas

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1410467953 ISBN 13: 9781410467959

Publisher: Thorndike Pr, 2014

Synopsis

Becoming jaded by her hospital lab work and feeling estranged from her distant husband, Laura attends a conference in Boston and unexpectedly connects with a surprisingly complex man who is struggling to choose between his desires and obligations. By the best-selling author of The Moment. (general fiction).

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Review:

"The tough, bright heroine of "Leaving the World" barrels ahead through life, with pluck and acerbity, bruises and injustices not always stepping out of her path. In his fast-paced, engrossing novels Douglas Kennedy always has his brilliant finger on the entertaining parts of human sorrow, fury, and narrow escapes. Wonderful."--Lorrie Moore, "New York Times" bestselling author of "A Gate at the Stairs"

""Leaving the World" is a classy page-turner from a novelist who has become a cultural icon in Europe. This is a novel about guilt, uncertainty, redemption, and the fact that we build the roads upon which the accidents of chance occur. Kennedy's characters embark on long, complex, provocative journeys, and their ultimate strength is that--like the writer--they can throw off bright sparks in the dark."--Colum McCann, author of the 2009 National Book Award winner, "Let the Great World Spin"

"Smart, stylish, and emotionally penetrating. Kennedy is a master storyteller, who never fails to keep you gripped until the last page."--Sarah Dunant, "New York Times" bestselling author of "Sacred Hearts"

"The prolific Kennedy explores his favored themes of mortality, love, and loss in this fluidly written tale. Deftly depicting how certain choices can unexpectedly narrow a life, instead of expanding it, he has much to say about the nature of happiness, the difficulty of change, and the great divide between obligation and desire."

"Kennedy ably raises questions about marriage, identity, and happiness."

."..a fine tale of lives re-examined."

"A gripping emotional rollercoaster, pressing so many buttons it's likely to have readers examining their own what-might-have-beens."

"With "Five Days", Douglas Kennedy has crafted a brilliant meditation on regret, fidelity, family, and second chances that will have you breathlessly turning pages to find out what happened in the past and what will happen next. At once heartbreaking and hopeful, it is a bracing new work of fiction by an internationally acclaimed writer at the height of his powers."--Will Schwalbe, author of The End of Your Life Book Club

With "Five Days", Douglas Kennedy has crafted a brilliant meditation on regret, fidelity, family, and second chances that will have you breathlessly turning pages to find out what happened in the past and what will happen next. At once heartbreaking and hopeful, it is a bracing new work of fiction by an internationally acclaimed writer at the height of his powers. --Will Schwalbe, author of The End of Your Life Book Club

"With "Five Days," Douglas Kennedy has crafted a brilliant meditation on regret, fidelity, family, and second chances that will have you breathlessly turning pages to find out what happened in the past and what will happen next. At once heartbreaking and hopeful, it is a bracing new work of fiction by an internationally acclaimed writer at the height of his powers."--Will Schwalbe, author of The End of Your Life Book Club

Book Description:

How long does it take to fall in love and leave your life behind?

About this edition

• Publisher: Thorndike Pr
• Publication date: 2014
• ISBN 10: 1410467953
• ISBN 13: 9781410467959
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 559