Memory of Water by Karen White
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- Publisher: Penguin Group (USA)
- Pub. Date: March 2008
- ISBN-13: 9780451223036
- Sales Rank: 16,295
- 336pp
- Other Formats:
- Hardcover - Large Prin - Large Print
Synopsis
On the night their mother drowns, sisters Marnie and Diana Maitland discover there is more than one kind of death. There is the death of innocence, of love, and of hope. Each sister harbors a secret about that night-secrets that will erode their lives as they grow into adulthood.
After ten years of silence between the sisters, Marnie is called back to the South Carolina Lowcountry by Diana's ex-husband, Quinn. His young son has returned from a sailing trip with his emotionally unstable mother, and he is refusing to speak. In order to help the traumatized boy, Marnie must reopen old wounds and bring the darkest memories of their past to the surface. And she must confront Diana, before they all go under.
Publishers Weekly
The enduring ties between two estranged sisters drive the darkly engaging latest from White (Learning to Breathe). Marnie Maitland, an Arizona school teacher, returns to her South Carolina Lowcountry hometown after a 10-year absence at the request of Quinn, the ex-husband of Marnie's sister, Diana. Quinn believes Marnie can help Gil, the nine-year-old nephew she's never met, who has refused to speak since a sailing accident almost claimed Gil and Diana's lives. As Marnie begins to bond with Gil (and with Quinn), she instinctively senses that Diana's simmering anger toward her is tied to the childhood sailing accident that killed their mother but spared the two girls. Marnie remembers little of the accident, which is cloaked in mystery, as is Diana's obsession with "the Maitland curse" (related to a murky blasphemy from previous generations) and the mental illness that runs in the family. As Marnie tries to get at the truth, the first-person narrative is tersely handed among the four leads. Careful plotting, richly flawed characters and a surprising conclusion mark this absorbing melodrama. (Mar.)
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Karen White is the author of eight previous books. She lives with her family near Atlanta, Georgia.
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September 21, 2008: I couldn't agree more with reviewer Carrie (06/18/2008). This was my first and last book by this author. I couldn't stand it from page one and quit reading it about one-third of the way through, just skimming the rest.
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July 04, 2008: I generally only read books from the top of the NYT list, but on a recommendation from a firend, I read Karen White's most recent issue. I was VERY plesed that I did. The book is written from a point of view that only a skilled writer can pull off, and she did it with tremendous efficiency and wonderfully written prose. The plot is well concealed as you make your way through this story. You never know when - or who - will reveal the next twist to this captivating story. After reccomending this book to a few of my friends, I learned that I was behind the times in reading White's works. I have just begun reading 'Learning to Breath' and am finding it just as pleasurable. The NYT list can'tbe far behind!!
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