The Melting Season - Hardcover

Attenberg, Jami

3.07

675 ratings by Goodreads

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1594488967 ISBN 13: 9781594488962

Publisher: Riverhead Books, 2010

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Fleeing her hometown with a suitcase of stolen money after being abandoned by her husband, Catherine Madison hopes to escape her painful past and self-doubt by starting over in Las Vegas, where unexpected friendships encourage her to accept difficult truths.

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Review:

"Attenberg's narrative voice - a lean, straight-ahead, deadpan tone that cuts cleanly through Catherine's hypocrisy and self-pity like a laser-guided strike - makes "The Melting Season" singular and disquieting."
-"Chicago Tribune"
"A rich novel, one that begins as a road-trip yarn but then contains enough twists to form a complicated emotional journey."
-"Time Out Chicago"
"Attenberg's imagery is picture perfect and, many times, tragic.Her complex characters are not only relatable but share a journey we have all traveled: leaving home and discovering for the first time who we really are and where we belong."
-Elle.com
"With a trail of whiskey and Diet Cokes in her wake, Catherine heads west to leave behind a damaged marriage. Reading about her life in Vegas and her road to self-discovery in this novel feels like peeking at a friend's diary."
-"Glamour"
"Attenberg is a brave, honest writer with scary talent, and this novel about a young woman heading west to escape a failing marriage and a small town is her best yet."
-"Courier Journal"
"An intelligent, moving portrait of a journey to self-awareness, with meaty characters and a refreshing absence of psychobabble."
-"Kirkus Reviews"
"[Attenberg] renders poignant prose and portrays the desperate behavior of her characters with verve."
-"Booklist"

-Attenberg's narrative voice - a lean, straight-ahead, deadpan tone that cuts cleanly through Catherine's hypocrisy and self-pity like a laser-guided strike - makes The Melting Season singular and disquieting.-
-Chicago Tribune
-A rich novel, one that begins as a road-trip yarn but then contains enough twists to form a complicated emotional journey.-
-Time Out Chicago
-Attenberg's imagery is picture perfect and, many times, tragic.Her complex characters are not only relatable but share a journey we have all traveled: leaving home and discovering for the first time who we really are and where we belong.-
-Elle.com
-With a trail of whiskey and Diet Cokes in her wake, Catherine heads west to leave behind a damaged marriage. Reading about her life in Vegas and her road to self-discovery in this novel feels like peeking at a friend's diary.-
-Glamour
-Attenberg is a brave, honest writer with scary talent, and this novel about a young woman heading west to escape a failing marriage and a small town is her best yet.-
-Courier Journal
-An intelligent, moving portrait of a journey to self-awareness, with meaty characters and a refreshing absence of psychobabble.-
-Kirkus Reviews
-[Attenberg] renders poignant prose and portrays the desperate behavior of her characters with verve.-
-Booklist

About the Author:

Jami Attenberg is the author of the novel The Kept Man and of the story collection Instant Love. She has written for The New York Times, New York, Salon, Nylon, Print, Nerve, and others. Chicago native, she lives in Brooklyn, New York.

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