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  • This was an emotional rollar coaster. There were times I could relate to Carrie and others when I wanted to hate her. I can't wait to discuss this for group. I will definately want to revisit it just before the discussion in July 2006.Words I looked Upbil·dungs·ro·man (plural bil·dungs·ro·mans)--nou ... Continue

    This was an emotional rollar coaster. There were times I could relate to Carrie and others when I wanted to hate her. I can't wait to discuss this for group. I will definately want to revisit it just before the discussion in July 2006.Words I looked Upbil·dungs·ro·man (plural bil·dungs·ro·mans)--noun Definition: novel about somebody's formative years: a novel about the early years of somebody's life, exploring the development of his or her character and personality.

    

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How much do we owe the people we love? Is it a sign of strength or weakness to walk away from someone in need? These questions lie at the heart of Ann Packer’s intimate and emotionally thrilling new novel, which has won its author comparisons with Jane Hamilton and Sue Miller.

At the age of twenty-three Carrie Bell has spent her entire life in Wisconsin, with the same best friend and the same dependable, easygoing, high school sweetheart. Now to her dismay she has begun to find this life suffocating and is considering leaving it–and Mike–behind. But when Mike is paralyzed in a diving accident, leaving seems unforgivable and yet more necessary than ever. The Dive from Clausen’s Pier animates this dilemma–and Carrie’s startling response to it–with the narrative assurance, exacting realism, and moral complexity we expect from the very best fiction.

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