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Eden Close

By Anita Shreve

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| Paperback | 9780451167859

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After many years away, Andrew returns to his hometown to attend his mother's funeral. He plans to remain only a few days, but is drawn into the tragic legacy of his childhood friend, the beautiful Eden Close. An adoptee, Eden had learned to avoid the mother who did not want her and to please the faContinue

After many years away, Andrew returns to his hometown to attend his mother's funeral. He plans to remain only a few days, but is drawn into the tragic legacy of his childhood friend, the beautiful Eden Close. An adoptee, Eden had learned to avoid the mother who did not want her and to please the father who did. Andrew recalls the night he was awakened by gunshots and screams from the next farm: Mr. Close was killed and Eden blinded. Now, seventeen years later, Andrew begins to uncover the grisly story - to unravel the layers of thwarted love between the husband, wife and tormented girl. As the truth about Eden's past comes to light, so too does Andrew's strange and blinding attachment to the girl herself.

"Its insights are keen, its language measured and haunting." (New York Times Book Review)

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  • I loved the Pilot's Wife. But this book comes with a twist that any good reader sees coming from page 10. The story is terribly transparent, and the only reason one completes it is that you want to see if the book proves you wrong. It doesn't. You never fall in love with the characters, though at on ... (continue)

    I loved the Pilot's Wife. But this book comes with a twist that any good reader sees coming from page 10. The story is terribly transparent, and the only reason one completes it is that you want to see if the book proves you wrong. It doesn't. You never fall in love with the characters, though at one point you do feel bad for the story's victim. Sorry, but this was a miss.

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  • English Books
  • Paperback
  • Edition: Reprint
  • ISBN-10: 0451167856
  • ISBN-13: 9780451167859
  • Publisher: New Amer Library (Mm)
  • Pub date: Oct 01, 1990
  • Also available as: Hardcover and Audio Cassette
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