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Valley of Ashes
Cornelia Read
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Description for Valley of Ashes
Hardcover. From the acclaimed author of Invisible Boy comes a compelling new novel featuring acerbic and memorable voice of ex-debutante Madeline Dare. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 154 x 32. Weight in Grams: 580.
Madeline Dare trades New York's gritty streets for the tree-lined avenues of Boulder, Colorado when her husband Dean lands a promising job. Madeline, now mother to beautiful toddler twin girls and a full-time homemaker, has achieved everything she thought she always wanted but with her husband constantly on the road, she's fighting a losing battle against the Betty Friedan riptide of suburban/maternal exhaustion, angst and sheer loneliness. A new freelance newspaper gig helps her get her mojo back but Boulder isn't nearly as tranquil as it seems: there's a serial arsonist at large in the city. As Madeline ... Read more
Madeline Dare trades New York's gritty streets for the tree-lined avenues of Boulder, Colorado when her husband Dean lands a promising job. Madeline, now mother to beautiful toddler twin girls and a full-time homemaker, has achieved everything she thought she always wanted but with her husband constantly on the road, she's fighting a losing battle against the Betty Friedan riptide of suburban/maternal exhaustion, angst and sheer loneliness. A new freelance newspaper gig helps her get her mojo back but Boulder isn't nearly as tranquil as it seems: there's a serial arsonist at large in the city. As Madeline ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Little, Brown & Company United States
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
Number of Pages
384
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780446511360
SKU
V9780446511360
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About Cornelia Read
Cornelia Read grew up in New York, California, and Hawaii. She is a reformed debutante who currently lives in New Hampshire.
Reviews for Valley of Ashes
I have been on the Cornelia Read bandwagon since her remarkable debut, but even my already ardent admiration didn't prepare me for the heights she could achieve as a writer. Valley of Ashes, like all the Madeline Dare books, is smart and surprising, acknowledging the cumulative power of Madeline's troubled past while daring to suggest an even more challenging future. ... Read more