The Violet Hour by Katherine Hill
Cassandra Green has everything - beauty, wealth, a loving husband and a clever daughter. But is it enough? Cassandra and her husband Abe are on the deck of their boat on a summer afternoon in the San Francisco Bay. There is a terrible row. Cassandra has been unfaithful. Again. In a fit of rage, Abe throws himself off the boat. So begins The Violet Hour, an unsettling story of a marriage, of rich lives and the American dream, squandered. In this mesmerising novel, Katherine Hill reveals our darkest desires and how we can so easily tear the threads of the perfect life.
A rewarding family saga reminiscent of Anne Tyler's novels. . Wonderfully witty * Washington Post *
Hill handles the intimacy of family ties with care and tenderness . . . Readers who enjoyed Jonathan Franzen's Freedom will relate as Hill's characters similarly and systematically unravel from each other * Booklist *
An affecting tale about decent but flawed people * Publishers Weekly *
The Violet Hour succeeds in nearly every measure . . . the story of this family - at once alien and familiar, pitiable and impressive - is rendered with candor and economy * Colorado Review *
A bittersweet tale of breakup and forgiveness * O, The Oprah Magazine *
An unusual retrospective of a family torn apart . . . A bleak and disturbing story but one that offers a glimmer of hope * Kirkus Reviews *
An absorbing read . . . very good on the unspoken nuances of family life and the irrational irritations we often feel for those we love * Daily Mail *
Splices humorous set pieces with gently searing revelations . . . a sophisticated saga, offering easy pleasures with no easy truths * Observer *
Hill handles the intimacy of family ties with care and tenderness . . . Readers who enjoyed Jonathan Franzen's Freedom will relate as Hill's characters similarly and systematically unravel from each other * Booklist *
An affecting tale about decent but flawed people * Publishers Weekly *
The Violet Hour succeeds in nearly every measure . . . the story of this family - at once alien and familiar, pitiable and impressive - is rendered with candor and economy * Colorado Review *
A bittersweet tale of breakup and forgiveness * O, The Oprah Magazine *
An unusual retrospective of a family torn apart . . . A bleak and disturbing story but one that offers a glimmer of hope * Kirkus Reviews *
An absorbing read . . . very good on the unspoken nuances of family life and the irrational irritations we often feel for those we love * Daily Mail *
Splices humorous set pieces with gently searing revelations . . . a sophisticated saga, offering easy pleasures with no easy truths * Observer *
Katherine Hill was born in Washington, D.C., in 1982. Her fiction and non-fiction have appeared in many publications including n+1, Believer, Bookforum, Colorado Review and the San Francisco Chronicle. This is her first novel.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780241964132 |
| ISBN 10 | 024196413X |
| Title | The Violet Hour |
| Author | Katherine Hill |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Year published | 2015-07-02 |
| Number of pages | 368 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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