Accidents of Marriage - Rilegato

Meyers, Randy Susan

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ISBN 10: 1451673043 ISBN 13: 9781451673043

Casa editrice: Atria Books, 2014

Riassunto

From the bestselling author of The Comfort of Lies, an engrossing look at the darker side of a marriage—and at how an ordinary family responds to an extraordinary crisis.

Maddy is a social worker trying to balance her career and three children. Years ago, she fell in love with Ben, a public defender, drawn to his fiery passion, but now he’s lashing out at her during his periodic verbal furies. She vacillates between tiptoeing around him and asserting herself for the sake of their kids—which works to keep a fragile peace—until the rainy day when they’re together in the car and Ben’s volatile temper gets the best of him, leaving Maddy in the hospital fighting for her life.

Randy Susan Meyers takes us inside the hearts and minds of her characters, alternating among the perspectives of Maddy, Ben, and their fourteen-year-old daughter. Accidents of Marriage is a provocative and stunning novel that will resonate deeply with women from all walks of life, ultimately revealing the challenges of family, faith, and forgiveness.

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“Meyers puts a Boston family overwhelmed by a tragic accident under the literary microscope. Beautifully written, poignant and thought-provoking.” (Kirkus (starred review))

“The premise is familiar—a couple raising a family and accumulating grievances about marriage as they reach middle age. But this novel’s unsparing look at emotional abuse and its devastating consequences gives it gravity and bite, while a glimpse into a physically damaged mind both surprises and fascinates.” (People)

“A complex, captivating tale. In Accidents of Marriage, Randy Susan Meyers explores a marriage undermined by one partner’s rage and the other’s complicity. Her painstaking description of both emotional abuse and brain injury are impressive.” (Boston Globe)

“In successive, sensitively written chapters,Ben, Maddy, and Emma pour out their heartache and despair, eliciting compassion and high hopes from caring readers." (Library Journal)

"A deft exploration of the borders of abuse and the aftermath of tragedy, the triumphs and disappointments of recovery, and the possibilities of faith and forgiveness." (Star Tribune)

“Accidents of Marriage is one of those rare novels that is both unputdownable and unforgettable. I just loved it—and I’ll now read everything Randy Susan Meyers writes.” (Amazon Celebrity Pick, Liane Moriarty, NYT bestselling author of Big Little Lies)

“Meyers writes compellingly; Maddy’s recovery is detailed and wrenching, as are vivid portraits of the children’s reactions to their family’s turmoil.” (Concord Monitor)

“Randy Susan Meyers is at her perceptive best as she first presents the harrowing realities of a marriage on the rocks and then rips it all apart in one calamitous moment.” (Globe & Mail (CA))

“Meyers deftly explores the effects of emotional abuse on both the marriage and the family as a whole.” (Hudson Valley Magazine)

“Meyers,whose background includes working with victims of domestic violence, skillfully examines how each character reacts to the intense pressure, some failing while others rise to the challenge.” (Military Press)

L'autore

Randy Susan Meyers is the bestselling author of Waisted, Accidents of Marriage, The Comfort of Lies, The Murderer’s Daughters, and The Widow of Wall Street. Her books have twice been finalists for the Mass Book Award and named “Must Read Books” by the Massachusetts Center for the Book. She lives with her husband in Boston, where she teaches writing at the Grub Street Writers’ Center.

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• Editore: Atria Books
• Data di pubblicazione: 2014
• ISBN 10: 1451673043
• ISBN 13: 9781451673043
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 354