false 147918 8 Artfully imagined, intricately detailed, eerily poignant: these are the outstanding features of Carol Goodman¿s literary thrillers. She is part novelist, part craftsman¿and <i>The Drowning Tree</i> is her newest masterpiece.<br><br>Juno McKay intended to avoid the nearby campus of her alma mater during her fifteenth reunion weekend, but she just can¿t turn down the chance to see her longtime friend, Christine Webb, speak at the Penrose College library. Though Juno cringes at the inevitable talk of the pregnancy that kept her from graduating, and of her husband, Neil Buchwald, who ended up in a mental hospital only two years after their wedding, Juno endures the gossip for her friend¿s sake. Christine¿s lecture sends shockwaves through the rapt crowd when she reveals little-known details about the lives of two sisters, Eugenie and Clare¿members of the powerful and influential family whose name the college bears. Christine¿s revelation throws shadows of betrayal, lust, and insanity onto the family¿s distinguished facade.<br><br>But after the lecture, Christine seems distant, uneasy, and sad. The next day, she disappears. Juno immediately suspects a connection to her friend¿s shocking speech. Although painfully reminded of her own experience with Neil¿s mental illness, Juno nevertheless peels away the layers of secrets and madness that surround the Penrose dynasty. She fears that Christine discovered something damning about them, perhaps even something worth killing for. And Juno is determined to find it¿for herself, for her friend, and for her long-lost husband.<br><br><br><i>From the Hardcover edition.</i> 6633648 2004 The Drowning Tree total:659|5:128|4:291|3:199|2:31|1:10| 659 2473 924 81 4 1 false false Wed Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2006 Wed Jul 25 19:33:47 -0700 2007 Wed Jul 25 19:53:26 -0700 2007 more...]]> 4 1 false false Thu Oct 16 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Tue Jun 12 11:39:38 -0700 2007 Thu Oct 16 18:21:29 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5 0 false false Sun Mar 15 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Mar 15 18:08:37 -0700 2009 Sun Mar 15 18:15:16 -0700 2009
Layers upon layers of symbolism and metaphor, from pre-Raphaelite art to Greek mythology. The layers show up not only in the characters' activities, but in the language the author chooses. The book is so lovely and carefully ...more...]]> 0 0 false false Thu Sep 10 08:20:20 -0700 2009 Fri Sep 25 06:11:52 -0700 2009 more...]]> 1 1 false false Thu May 31 09:32:44 -0700 2007 Thu May 31 09:33:23 -0700 2007 2 0 false true Mon Sep 15 04:50:10 -0700 2008 Mon Sep 15 04:51:03 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Tue Feb 12 08:45:39 -0800 2008 Tue Feb 12 08:45:39 -0800 2008 more...]]> 3 0 false false Sat Apr 01 00:00:00 -0800 2006 Sat Feb 16 10:25:53 -0800 2008 Sat Feb 16 10:25:53 -0800 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Mon Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Jun 26 18:13:43 -0700 2009 Sat Jun 27 17:53:06 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Sun Aug 02 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Jul 24 14:57:55 -0700 2009 Sun Aug 02 19:27:07 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Thu May 28 15:15:06 -0700 2009 Thu May 28 15:17:21 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Mon Aug 03 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Jun 30 18:51:05 -0700 2009 Mon Aug 03 14:09:06 -0700 2009 The Night Villa A Novel or The Ghost Orchid A Novel. It's a good story, but a little slow in some places. It's obvious Goodman does her research when writing, and I love that. It's worth the read, but I would read the other two over this...more...]]> 2 0 false false Mon Nov 02 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Mon Nov 02 20:03:39 -0800 2009 Tue Nov 03 12:41:03 -0800 2009
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