Summary
Discover the gripping, heart-in-your throat novel about the dissolution of a family from the New York Times bestselling author of Signal Fires
Are the parents always to blame?
Rachel Jensen has it all— a husband she adores, fulfilling work in art restoration, a terrific teenage daughter and finally a new baby on the way. So when she worries about mysterious changes in her daughter Kate’s behaviour, friends reassure her it’s just normal teen angst.
But then a terrifying…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781529907520 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1529907527 |
| Author: | Dani Shapiro |
| Publisher: | Vintage Publishing |
| Imprint: | Vintage |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 288 |
| Release Date: | 7 May 2024 |
| Weight: | 202g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 129mm x 17mm |
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Elegantly written, wry and unsettling. * NPR *Shapiro has both a best-selling writer’s instinct for plot and pacing and a fine literary sensibility… A powerful, penetrating illumination of the hidden agendas and consequences of family relationships * Elle *FAMILY HISTORY is virtually impossible to put down – Jennifer EganShapiro is an abundantly emotional writer with a deep understanding of life’s banal blessings * Los Angles Times *Shapiro’s suspenseful novel movingly explores the fragility of family life… the overall effect is to create a web that lures readers in, curious to find out who is guilty of what and whether the ending will be happy * People *This gripping narrative has the deeply felt emotional fidelity of a true story; it’s a book readers will finish in one sitting. * Publishers Weekly *A brutal firecracker of a novel that chronicles the dissolution of a cinematically perfect New England Family * Newsday *Real heart-in-your-throat scariness… the characters are so real and the situations so emotional that they leave the reader almost dizzy * San Francisco Chronicle *One of those books most readers will finish in one sitting… because it is so intense you can’t take a break. In gripping, moving prose, Shapiro reminds us of any family’s essential fragility, but also of the tenacious strength of love * Detroit Free Press *Shapiro writes wonderfully…she gently regulates the tone of the novel to reflect the tenuous nature of its central conflict * Chicago Tribute *
About The Author
Dani Shapiro
Dani Shapiro is the author of the instant New York Times bestselling memoir, Inheritance. Her other books include the memoirs Hourglass, Still Writing, Devotion and Slow Motion, and five novels including Black & White and Family History. In February of 2019, Dani launched an original podcast, Family Secrets, in collaboration with iHeartMedia. An iTunes Top 10 podcast, the series features stories from guests who - like Dani - have uncovered life-altering and long-hidden secrets from their past. Along with teaching writing workshops around the world, Dani has taught at Columbia and New York University, and is the cofounder of Sirenland Writers Conference in Positano, Italy.
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