The Pilot's Wife
A Novel- By Anita Shreve
Full Description
A pilot's wife is taught to be prepared for the late-night knock at the door. But when Kathryn Lyons receives word that a plan flown by her husband, Jack, has exploded near the coast of Ireland, she confronts the unfathomable-one startling revelation at a time. Soon drawn into a maelstrom of publicity fueled by rumors that Jack led a secret life, Kathryn sets out to learn who her husband really was, whatever that knowledge might cost. Her search propels this taut, impassioned novel as it movingly explores the question, How well can we ever really know another person?
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Critical Praise
"Gripping...You don't want to stop turning the pages once Kathryn has opened her door."
-Washington Post Book World
Compulsively readable....To create both sympathetic characters and an enticing plot is no small feat, but Shreve does it seamlessly."
-Orlando Sentinel
"An absorbing, inventive tale rendered in fine, original prose."
-Houston Chronicle
"Kathryn's emotional quest is masterfully rendered....We go where Shreve leads because the writing is so sure."
-San Diego Union-Tribune
"Highly readable....Shreve is extremely skillful at showing the stages by which someone learns to live with the unthinkable."
-San Francisco Chronicle
- Category:
- FICTION
- Format:
- TRADE PAPERBACK
- Publish Date:
- 3/30/1999
- Price:
- $14.99/$16.99
- ISBN:
- 9780316601955
- Pages:
- 304
- Size:
- 5-1/2" x 8-1/4"
