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The Obituary Writer: A Novel
Ann Hood
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Description for The Obituary Writer: A Novel
Paperback. A sophisticated and suspenseful novel about the poignant lives of two women living in different eras. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 140 x 210 x 20. Weight in Grams: 260.
On the day John F. Kennedy is inaugurated, Claire, obsessed with the glamour of Jackie O, struggles over the decision of whether to stay in a loveless marriage or follow the man she loves and whose baby she may be carrying. Decades earlier, in 1919, Vivien Lowe, an obituary writer, is searching for her lover who disappeared in the San Francisco Earthquake of 1906. By telling the stories of the dead, Vivien not only helps others cope with their grief but also begins to understand the devastation of her own terrible loss. The surprising connection between Claire and Vivien will ... Read more
On the day John F. Kennedy is inaugurated, Claire, obsessed with the glamour of Jackie O, struggles over the decision of whether to stay in a loveless marriage or follow the man she loves and whose baby she may be carrying. Decades earlier, in 1919, Vivien Lowe, an obituary writer, is searching for her lover who disappeared in the San Francisco Earthquake of 1906. By telling the stories of the dead, Vivien not only helps others cope with their grief but also begins to understand the devastation of her own terrible loss. The surprising connection between Claire and Vivien will ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
Number of Pages
304
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780393346770
SKU
V9780393346770
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Ref
99-14
About Ann Hood
Ann Hood is the author of more than a dozen books of memoir and fiction, including the best-selling novels The Book That Matters Most, The Red Thread, and The Knitting Circle. She lives in Providence, Rhode Island, and New York.
Reviews for The Obituary Writer: A Novel
"...reassuring, quietly contemplative story…"
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