Body Surfing

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• Book review: Anita Shreve's *Body Surfing*

  Body Surfing Anita Shreve Back Bay Books Paperback 320 pages January 2008 Shreve skims the surface of her latest novel, toying with the contradictions of a young woman’s attraction to two brothers and their family’s response to the unexpected events ... (read full critics)

  curledup published on Tue, 7 Sep 2010

• Bookreporter.com - BODY SURFING by Anita Shreve

  • Read an Excerpt When Sydney becomes a live-in tutor for teenager Julie Edwards, the New Hampshire beach house is full. Mr. and Mrs. Edwards have company, and their grown sons --- Jeff and Ben --- visit along with Jeff's elegant girlfriend, Vicki. S ... (read full critics)

  bookreporter published on Wed, 1 Sep 2010

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  Grieving the loss of her husband Sydney has put her graduate studies on hold for the time being. She took a job tutoring Julie Edwards a beautiful but slow girl. Mr. Edwards (Julies father) touches Sydney's heart while Mr.s Edwards is cold & unwelcoming. Sydney falls in love w/one of the Edwards adu ... (continue)

  Grieving the loss of her husband Sydney has put her graduate studies on hold for the time being. She took a job tutoring Julie Edwards a beautiful but slow girl. Mr. Edwards (Julies father) touches Sydney's heart while Mr.s Edwards is cold & unwelcoming. Sydney falls in love w/one of the Edwards adult sons. She chose the wrong son and ends up mending a broken heart. The story takes place in a New Hamshire house that is rich with past (Shreve often uses this house as a back drop in her stories) It's a beautiful of love, loss and a longing for family.

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• English Books
• Hardcover 304 Pages
• Edition: 1
• ISBN-10: 0316059854
• ISBN-13: 9780316059855
• Publisher: Little, Brown and Company
• Pub date: Apr 24, 2007
• Dimensions: 1548 mm x 1032 mm x 194 mm Just how big is that?
• Also available as: Mass Market Paperback, Paperback and Others

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