false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1166697324m/16059.jpg 16059 21 Carrie Bell is the worst person in the world. Or so she would have you think. In the gripping, carefully paced debut novel of personal epiphany, <I>The Dive from Clausen's Pier</I>, by O. Henry Award winner Ann Packer, Carrie's very survival is dependent upon her leaving her fiancé, even after he dives into shallow water at a Memorial Day picnic and becomes paralyzed. Things hadn't been going so well for the Madison, Wisconsin, high school and college sweethearts. Carrie knew, deep down, that she wasn't going to become Mrs. Michael Mayer. But expectations and pressure from all sides--his family, her mother, her best friend Jamie, Mike's best friend Rooster--force Carrie to shut herself up in her room and sew outfits of her own design as if in a trance. Then one night she slips out of the only universe she's ever known. Many hours later she finds herself on the doorstep of a high school classmate living in Manhattan. Carrie's adventures in the city--quirky roommates and a new romance with an older, emotionally impenetrable man--confuse her in her quest both to forgive herself and to embark on a career in fashion design. Packer writes in a convincing voice and packs a lot into this novel; she infuses Carrie with enough humanity and smarts to choose her own version of "happily ever after." <I>--Emily Russin</I> 1617177 2002 The Dive From Clausen's Pier: A Novel total:6575|5:872|4:2192|3:2351|2:861|1:299| 6575 22203 7893 824 1 13 false false Thu Aug 23 08:10:35 -0700 2007 Thu Aug 23 08:21:26 -0700 2007 more...]]> 1 5 false false Fri Sep 14 09:51:51 -0700 2007 Fri Sep 14 09:59:53 -0700 2007 This book sucks. It came highly recommended to me by a friend so I gave it a shot. The Midwest setting appealed to me; I live and grew up in Northeast Wisconsin. The appeal ends there. Sure, I felt bad that the boyfriend became paralyzed. I could only imagine what a position t...more...]]> 2 3 false false Sun Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Wed Jul 25 14:15:43 -0700 2007 Wed Jul 25 14:15:43 -0700 2007
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A riveting novel about loyalty and self-knowledge, and the conflict between who we want to be to others and who we must be for ourselves.

Carrie Bell has lived in Wisconsin all her life. She’s had the same best frien...more...]]> 4 5 false false Thu Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Tue Jan 01 08:05:58 -0800 2008 Tue Jan 01 08:06:35 -0800 2008 more...]]> 3 2 false false Sun Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Thu Aug 23 07:01:06 -0700 2007 Thu Aug 23 07:08:53 -0700 2007 more...]]> 1 3 false true Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2006 Sun Mar 02 18:15:47 -0800 2008 Sun Mar 09 07:03:52 -0700 2008 Maybe it would have...more...]]> 2 3 false false Fri Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2006 Fri Jul 13 09:50:12 -0700 2007 Fri Jul 13 09:50:31 -0700 2007 more...]]> 3 1 false false Sun Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Wed Apr 01 17:23:58 -0700 2009 Thu Apr 02 13:53:50 -0700 2009
Carrie Bell is a 23 year old woman who is questioning whether Mike, her high school boyfriend turned fiancee, is really the man and the life she wants to commit to. Her decision becomes more complicated and conflict laden...more...]]> 2 1 false false Sun Dec 21 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Thu Dec 11 07:44:25 -0800 2008 Sun Dec 21 09:21:20 -0800 2008 more...]]> 5 2 false false Tue Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Tue Aug 05 18:02:44 -0700 2008 Tue Aug 05 18:02:44 -0700 2008 more...]]> 3 1 false true Wed Aug 13 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon Jan 07 13:38:32 -0800 2008 Thu Aug 14 06:37:05 -0700 2008
This is the story of Carrie Bell, a recent college graduate who's life seems to be at a stand-still. She's got a fiance Mike, who she's been with since they were 14, a mediocre job at the University Library, a group of friends she's had since high sc...more...]]> 4 1 false false Mon Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Tue Oct 09 08:42:10 -0700 2007 Tue Oct 09 09:13:37 -0700 2007 more...]]> 4 1 false false Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2005 Wed Jun 20 16:28:00 -0700 2007 Wed Jun 20 23:50:25 -0700 2007 more...]]> 4 1 false false Fri Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2006 Sun Dec 28 10:28:52 -0800 2008 Sun Dec 28 10:32:38 -0800 2008 more...]]> 1 1 false false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2002 Sat Jul 28 19:32:45 -0700 2007 Mon Jul 30 08:51:53 -0700 2007
The plot of this book - and yes, i'll be spoiling it - is that there is this girl who hates her bf, wants to break up with him. He gets hurt showing off for her because he knows she's going to ditch him. She runs a...more...]]> 5 2 false false Sat Oct 04 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sat Sep 13 16:57:23 -0700 2008 Sat Oct 04 14:02:15 -0700 2008
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