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  • Pub. Date: October 2008
  • 320pp
  • Sales Rank: 124,392

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    • Pub. Date: October 2008
    • Publisher: Little, Brown & Company
    • Format: Hardcover, 320pp
    • Sales Rank: 124,392

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    At a New England boarding school, a sex scandal is about to break. Even more shocking than the sexual acts themselves is the fact that they were caught on videotape.

    A Pandora's box of revelations, the tape triggers a chorus of voices—those of the men, women, teenagers, and parents involved in the scandal—that details the ways in which lives can be derailed or destroyed in one foolish moment.

    Writing with a pace and intensity surpassing even her own greatest work, Anita Shreve delivers in TESTIMONY a gripping emotional drama with the impact of a thriller. No one more compellinglyexplores the dark impulses that sway the lives of seeming innocents, the needs and fears that drive ordinary men and women into intolerable dilemmas, and the ways in which our best intentions can lead to our worst transgressions.

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    The large cast does justice to Shreve’s engrossing novel. For once, the high school students—including Brian Kennedy as Silas, Eve Bianco as Noelle, Joshua Swanson as Rob, and Jill Apple as Sienna—sound genuinely young. Ellen Archer teases out all the meaning and emotion she can from the relatively small part of Anna, Silas’s mother. Robert Petkoff is less persuasive as Mike, the headmaster of the school, Anna’s eventual lover, and a pivotal figure in the dramatic events that unfold at Avery Academy. He sounds dispassionate and factual, but Shreve makes it clear that Mike is egotistical and rash. Photos and credits of all the cast members on the last disk are a welcome bonus as most of the performers deserve attention after their riveting narratives and fine ensemble work. A Little, Brown hardcover (Reviews, Aug. 11). (Oct.)

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    A novelist who combines sweepingly romantic plots with a keen understanding of the emotional complexities inherent in any relationship, Anita Shreve is a writer who understands the subtleties of the human mind, and heart.

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    Testimonyby Ellie_Black

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    January 29, 2010: Testimony was one of the best books that I have read in a long time. The story itself is a thrilling ride that will take you on a journey from the very first page to the last. The author's writing style is amazing as she writes in different point of views in every chapter. You get to see what is going on inside of every character's head while learning the details of the plot. The author gives you a true look on the fact that theres always the "other side" to a story. Shreve does not leave you disapointed in the end! Highly recommended

    Good, but not good enoughby c5b

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    December 12, 2009: This was also my least Shreve book. It was very Jodi Picoult'ish in the way it's told - each person is a chapter - but not as effectively as Picoult. Even though it's a potential wake-up call for teenagers who might read this I don't feel that's what was intended as Shreve doesn't usually write for teenage boys. Thus, I don't feel they would read this. As for parents of teenage boys - I think they are already aware of these types of situations (I have 15 & 18 year olds and have talked with them about this kind of thing for the last several years). The story was good, the plot good, too many characters with not all of them developed enough - especially that of Mike's wife, in my opinion. If the story had been a bit longer, more involved with some of the characters and their relationships with each other it would have been a much better read. To me, this was more of a rough draft - still requiring work, but good start!


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