Love Water Memory - Hardcover

Shortridge, Jennie

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1451684835 ISBN 13: 9781451684834

Publisher: Gallery Books, 2013

Synopsis

From the highly acclaimed author of When She Flew and Riding With the Queen, a powerful new novel that asks how well we know the people we love—and how well we know ourselves.

A bittersweet masterpiece filled with longing and hope, Jennie Shortridge’s emotional novel explores the raw, tender complexities of relationships and personal identity.

Who is Lucie Walker? Even Lucie herself can’t answer that question after she comes to, confused and up to her knees in the chilly San Francisco Bay. Back home in Seattle, she adjusts to life with amnesia, growing unsettled by the clues she finds to the selfish, carefully guarded person she used to be. Will she ever fall in love with her handsome, kindhearted fiancé, Grady? Can he devote himself to the vulnerable, easygoing Lucie 2.0, who is so unlike her controlling former self? When Lucie learns that Grady has been hiding some very painful secrets that could change the course of their relationship, she musters the courage to search for the shocking, long-repressed childhood memories that will finally set her free.

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Review:

"A wonderful book; lovely....just perfect."

--Garth Stein, "New York Times "bestselling author of "The Art of Racing in the Rain"

"Shortridge ("When She Flew") proves herself in her fifth novel. This is thoughtful, with fully developed characters all around."--Julie Kane "Library Journal "

"LOVE WATER MEMORY is a lovely book, filled with wit, tenderness and emotional vigor."--Maria Semple, New York Times bestselling author of Where'd You Go, Bernadette?

"This is a moving story told by a wonderful writer. It explores truth and love and reminds us that the people around us have helped form who we are, but in the end, the person we are capable of becoming is up to us."--Real Simple

"A wonderful book; lovely....just perfect."
--Garth Stein, "New York Times "bestselling author of "The Art of Racing in the Rain"

"Shortridge's novel is a poignant examination of the effect of the past, subtle variations of the truth and what it means to love another person."--Melissa Parcel "RT Book Reviews, (4.5 / 5 Stars) "

This is a moving story told by a wonderful writer. It explores truth and love and reminds us that the people around us have helped form who we are, but in the end, the person we are capable of becoming is up to us. --Real Simple"

"A wonderful book; lovely....just perfect."
Garth Stein, "New York Times "bestselling author of "The Art of Racing in the Rain""

"Intriguing, resonant, and deeply satisfying, "Love Water Memory" takes us into the mystery of one woman's past and her attempts to reclaim both herself and the love she left behind.
Erica Bauermeister, author of "The School of Essential Ingredients""

""Love Water Memory" is a beautiful novel about what the mind forgets and what the heart remembers. A story of memories as shadows, elongated and distorted by time, until they eclipse cherished loves, familial connections, and painful truths. A captivating read from start to finish."
Jamie Ford, "New York Times "bestselling author of "Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet""

About the Author:

Jennie Shortridge has published five novels: Love Water Memory, When She Flew, Love and Biology at the Center of the Universe, Eating Heaven, and Riding with the Queen. When not writing, teaching writing workshops, or volunteering with kids, Jennie stays busy as a founding member of Seattle7Writers.org, a collective of Northwest authors devoted both to raising funds for community literacy projects and to raising awareness of Northwest literature.

About this edition

• Publisher: Gallery Books
• Publication date: 2013
• ISBN 10: 1451684835
• ISBN 13: 9781451684834
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 328