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An Oprah''s Book Club selection, this gripping and powerfully wrought novel from the bestselling author of The Weight of Water is a stunning meditation on grief, betrayal and ''the ultimate unknowability of those closest to us'' (Daily Telegraph)
Who can guess what a woman will do when the unthinkable becomes her reality?
Being married to a pilot has taught Kathryn Lyons to be ready for emergencies, but nothing has prepared her for the late-night knock on her door and the news of her husband''s fatal crash. As Kathryn struggles through her grief, she is forced to confront disturbing rumours about the man she loved and the life that she took for granted. Torn between her impulse to protect her husband''s memory and her desire to know the truth, Kathryn sets off to find out if she ever really knew the man who was her husband. In her determination to test the truth of her marriage, she faces shocking revelations about the secrets a man can keep and the actions a woman is willing to take.
''Enthralling'' -Anita Brookner, author of the Booker Prize-winning Hotel du Lac
''Compellingly told, brilliantly observed, lyrically written and when you get to the last page you simply want to run out and buy everything she''s ever written'' -Sunday Independent
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ISBN: 9780349110851
ISBN-10: 0349110859
Published: 1st November 2008
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Number of Pages: 304
Audience: General Adult
Publisher: Little Brown
Country of Publication: GB
Edition Number: 1
Dimensions (cm): 2 x 12.7 x 19.8
Weight (kg): 0.22

Anita Shreve
Joking that she could wallpaper her bathroom with rejections from magazines for her short stories ("I really could have," she says), she published her early work in literary journals. One of these stories, "Past the Island, Drifting," won an O. Henry prize. Despite this accolade, she quickly learned that one couldn't make a living writing short fiction. Switching to journalism, Shreve traveled to Nairobi, Kenya, where she lived for three years, working as a journalist for an African magazine. One of her novels, The Last Time They Met, contains bits and pieces from her time in Africa.
Returning to the United States, Shreve was a writer and editor for a number of magazines in New York. Later, when she began her family, she turned to freelancing, publishing in the New York Times Magazine, New York magazine and dozens of others. In 1989, she published her first novel, Eden Close. Since then she has written 12 other novels, among them The Weight of Water, The Pilot's Wife, The Last Time They Met, A Wedding in December, and Body Surfing.
In 1998, Shreve received the PEN/L. L. Winship Award and the New England Book Award for fiction. In 1999, she received a phone call from Oprah Winfrey, and The Pilot's Wife became the 25th selection of Oprah's Book Club and an international bestseller. In April 2002, CBS aired the film version of The Pilot's Wife, starring Christine Lahti, and in fall 2002, The Weight of Water, starring Elizabeth Hurley and Sean Penn, was released in movie theaters.
Still in love with the novel form, Shreve writes only in that genre. "The best analogy I can give to describe writing for me is daydreaming," she says. "A certain amount of craft is brought to bear, but the experience feels very dreamlike."
Shreve was married to a man she met when she was 13. She had two children and three stepchildren. She passed away in March 2018
What genre does Anita Shreve write?
Anita Shreve was a writer of contemporary literary fiction who wrote only novels, often exploring relationships, family, secrets and the moral consequences of single actions.
Which of Anita Shreve's books are most notable?
Notable titles listed on the author page include The Pilot's Wife, The Weight of Water, Fortune's Rocks, Body Surfing, The Last Time They Met and The Stars Are Fire. The Pilot's Wife became an international bestseller after being selected for Oprah's Book Club.
Where should I start reading Anita Shreve?
Many readers begin with The Pilot's Wife (Oprah's Book Club selection) or The Weight of Water. If you prefer linked books, try the Fortune's Rocks / Fortunes Rocks quartet starting with Fortune's Rocks.
Have any of her books been adapted for film or television?
Yes. The Pilot's Wife was adapted as a CBS television film in 2002 starring Christine Lahti, and The Weight of Water was released as a movie in 2002 starring Elizabeth Hurley and Sean Penn.
What awards and honors has Anita Shreve received?
She received the PEN/L. L. Winship Award and the New England Book Award for fiction (1998). An early short story, "Past the Island, Drifting," won an O. Henry Prize, and The Pilot's Wife was chosen for Oprah's Book Club in 1999.
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