Anita Shreve
Paperback | Pages: 246 pages Rating: 3.64 | 25666 Users | 1741 Reviews
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| Title | : | The Weight of Water |
| Author | : | Anita Shreve |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | Deluxe Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 246 pages |
| Published | : | January 7th 1998 by Back Bay Books (first published 1997) |
| Categories | : | Fiction. Historical. Historical Fiction. Mystery |
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Librarian's note: An alternate cover edition can be found hereA newspaper photographer, Jean, researches the lurid and sensational ax murder of two women in 1873 as an editorial tie-in with a brutal modern double murder. (Can you guess which one?) She discovers a cache of papers that appear to give an account of the murders by an eyewitness. The plot weaves between the narrative of the eyewitness and Jean's private struggle with jealousies and suspicions as her marriage teeters. A rich, textured novel.
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| Original Title: | The Weight of Water |
| ISBN: | 0316780375 (ISBN13: 9780316780377) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Setting: | Isles of Shoals, Maine(United States) |
| Literary Awards: | Orange Prize Nominee for Fiction Shortlist (1998), Laurence L. & Thomas Winship/PEN New England Award (1998) |
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Ratings: 3.64 From 25666 Users | 1741 ReviewsWeigh Up Regarding Books The Weight of Water
Very dark and shocking in many ways, but beautifully written. I loved the way Shreve wove the two stories together. I did not foresee the ending at all. Kept me turning pages up to the end.Oy. Where to begin? I realized I was skimming pages, something I only do when I'm really bored with a story, so I checked what page I was on. 46. Forty-six! How is it possible that it moves soooo slow that forty-six pages felt like a hundred? Know what I don't need? - Adjectives in every single sentence. - The same island described a million times. - The regular reminder in every chapter that the husband is a poet and (surprise!) liked to drink. - Reminders every two pages that she's jealous.
A true watery dirge. Harrowing and ultimately haunting.
Anita Shreve (author of the much-touted "The Pilots Wife") has done the near-impossible in "The Weight of Water." She has written two tragic tales, separated by more than 100 years, and coiled them seamlessly into one compelling narrative. This is one of the most emotional, provocative and exciting novels Ive read in a long time. For those who dismissed "The Pilots Wife" with a shrug, this is THE Shreve novel to search out at the local bookstore. "The Weight of Water" is a much better crafted
The Weight of Water: Ax Murder, Best Selling Novel, & Tourist Attraction CLICK HERE for BlondeVsBooks full review and details about the true crime Jean Janes is researching the Smuttynose Murders. Bringing along her husband and daughter, she charters her brother-in-laws boat to take photos and get a feel for the island. She pulls letters, journals, and information about the trial which are archived in the historic city of Portsmouth. Jean steadily unravels the story leading up to the
A book selection from our Book Club group (and one that has long been recommended by my wife), I found that I was pleasantly surprised with this book and really enjoyed it. The backdrop for this story is a series of murders that took place on Smuttynose Island back in a 1873. Two Norwegian women were brutally murdered while a third woman escaped by spending a frozen March night in a nearby sea cave. Living near Portsmouth NH, this is one of the more notorious murders and one that carries some
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