Description for Testimony
Paperback. * Provocative, dazzling and compassionate, Anita Shreve's 14th novel explores important issues to do with privacy and teen behaviour Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 127 x 21. Weight in Grams: 258. 8vo good copy
At a New England boarding school, a sex scandal is about to break. Even more shocking than the sexual acts themselves is the fact that they were caught on videotape. A Pandora's box of revelations, the tape triggers a chorus of voice -- those of the men, women, teenagers, and parents involved in the scandal -- that details the ways in which lives can be derailed or destroyed in one foolish moment. A gripping emotional drama with the pace of a thriller, Anita Shreve's Testimony explores the dark impulses that sway the lives of seeming innocents, and the ways ... Read more
At a New England boarding school, a sex scandal is about to break. Even more shocking than the sexual acts themselves is the fact that they were caught on videotape. A Pandora's box of revelations, the tape triggers a chorus of voice -- those of the men, women, teenagers, and parents involved in the scandal -- that details the ways in which lives can be derailed or destroyed in one foolish moment. A gripping emotional drama with the pace of a thriller, Anita Shreve's Testimony explores the dark impulses that sway the lives of seeming innocents, and the ways ... Read more
Product Details
Condition
Used, Good
Publisher
Abacus
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Number of Pages
320
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780349119021
SKU
KEX0261405
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 2 to 4 working days
Ref
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About Anita Shreve
Anita Shreve is the author of thirteen other critically acclaimed and bestselling novels, all published in Abacus paperback.
Reviews for Testimony
'Anita Shreve is back on cracking form with TESTIMONY. What is so fresh and resonant about this novel is the clever way in which the author unpacks the events with a series of separate narratives. Each voice contributes an additional layer of impasto to the picture; each layer, in turn, has to be mined carefully for its information and ... Read more