Body Surfing by Anita Shreve
The bestselling author of A Wedding in December delivers a scintillating novel about a young widow torn between loving two brothers during one long New England summer.At the age of 29, Sydney has already been once divorced and once widowed. Trying to regain her footing once again, she has answered an ad to tutor the teenage daughter of a well-to-do couple as they spend a sultry summer in their oceanfront New Hampshire cottage.
But when the Edwards' two grown sons, Ben and Jeff, arrive at the beach house, Sydney finds herself caught up in a destructive web of old tensions and bitter divisions. As the brothers vie for her affections, the fragile existence Sydney has rebuilt for herself is threatened. With the subtle wit, lyrical language, and brilliant insight into the human heart that has led her to be called "an author at one with her métier (Miami Herald), Shreve weaves a novel about marriage, family, and the supreme courage that it takes to love.
Anita Shreve is the bestselling author of fifteen books, including Testimony, The Pilot's Wife, which was featured on Oprah's Book Club, and The Weight of Water, which was a finalist for the Orange Prize in England. She resides in the state of Massachusetts.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780316067331 |
| ISBN 10 | 0316067334 |
| Title | Body Surfing |
| Author | Anita Shreve |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Little, Brown & Company |
| Year published | 2008-01-15 |
| Number of pages | 320 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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