false <![CDATA[Body Surfing: A Novel]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1166668977m/14964.jpg 14964 20 At the age of 29, Sydney has already been once divorced and once widowed. Trying to regain her footing once again, she has answered an ad to tutor the teenage daughter of a well-to-do couple as they spend a sultry summer in their oceanfront New Hampshire cottage. But when the Edwards'' two grown sons, Ben and Jeff, arrive at the beach house, Sydney finds herself caught up in a destructive web of old tensions and bitter divisions. As the brothers vie for her affections, the fragile existence Sydney has rebuilt for herself is threatened. With the subtle wit, lyrical language, and brilliant insight into the human heart that has led her to be called "an author at one with her meatier" (Miami Herald), Shreve weaves a novel about marriage, family, and the supreme courage that it takes to love. 3356743 book 24 4 2007 Body Surfing total:3489|5:312|4:995|3:1515|2:552|1:115| 3489 11304 4542 647 2 4 false false Tue Feb 26 20:38:08 -0800 2008 Tue Feb 26 20:38:08 -0800 2008 more...]]> 1 2 false false Thu Feb 14 13:52:58 -0800 2008 Thu Aug 07 14:33:01 -0700 2008 more...]]> 3 1 false false Sat Dec 27 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Wed Dec 24 11:09:03 -0800 2008 Sat Dec 27 07:19:26 -0800 2008 more...]]> 3 1 false false Mon Dec 15 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Fri Dec 12 10:05:08 -0800 2008 Mon Dec 15 08:02:59 -0800 2008 more...]]> 3 1 false false Sat Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Fri Jan 02 10:11:32 -0800 2009 Fri Jan 02 10:12:17 -0800 2009
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I keep picking up Anita Shreve novels because the topics all seem quite different (even though they're mostly set at a beach house) and because I can get through them in a few days...just light summer reading. I am also hoping that one of them will have an ending that I ca...more...]]> 2 0 false false Sun Aug 16 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Aug 16 09:48:15 -0700 2009 Sun Aug 16 09:50:52 -0700 2009 more...]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=14964