Charlotte Bacon
Auteur van The Twisted Thread
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Charlotte Bacon was born in New York and attended high school at the Milton Academy in Massachusetts. She went on to study at Harvard University, Columbia University, and the Universite de Censier in Paris. Bacon held positions at Miss Potter's School, in Connecticut, and Williams College where she toon meer taught creative writing. She was also a writer-in-residence at Philips Exeter Academy. Bacon won the HemingwayPEN Award and the Associated Writings Programs Award for Short Fiction for her book, A Private State: Stories. Bacon won the 1996 Pirate's Alley/Falconer Society Award for Best Short Story for "Live Free of Die". (Bowker Author Biography) toon minder
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- 1965-02-13
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- CHARLOTTE BACON is the award-winning author of a collection of short stories, A Private State, and two previous novels, There Is Room for You (FSG, 2004) and Lost Geography (FSG, 2000).
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After Arthur’s wife, Laura, kills herself by throwing herself off their balcony in New York, Arthur decides to take his two teenage kids to Wyoming, where they will all stay with his mother on what land she has left that she hasn’t sold (can’t really call it a ranch!). The kids have to learn how to fit in to this rural area, as well as figure out how to deal with their grief.
It’s told from all four characters points of view: Arthur; his mother Lucy; his son Cam; and his daughter Celia. It’s kind of slow, but a decent story. I liked the different points of view that explored their new life in Wyoming, as well as thinking back on each of their relationships with Laura. I wasn’t real happy with the ending, though.… (meer)
It’s told from all four characters points of view: Arthur; his mother Lucy; his son Cam; and his daughter Celia. It’s kind of slow, but a decent story. I liked the different points of view that explored their new life in Wyoming, as well as thinking back on each of their relationships with Laura. I wasn’t real happy with the ending, though.… (meer)
Very powerful novel about a grieving family. After his wife commits suicide, a husband moves himself and his two teenage children back to Wyoming for the summer where they live with his mother. The way the story unfolds, as each character pursues a path toward healing is profoundly moving. Beautifully written with a real eye for the natural world.
This was quite a story, but I found it hard to follow as there were just so many characters and there were just too many changes with each chapter. It was hard to remember some of the characters as there were just too many chapters between characters. And the ending was so disappointing as there were major things just left unfinished. I would not recommend this book.
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I really liked the premise of this story, and the mystery was a good one. I got confused a lot because there were just so many characters, and all of their backstories ran together after a while. The story could have done with some tightening up and without all the extraneous side stories. The ending was a surprise, which is always a good thing, and tied things up nicely.
All in all, I thought this was a good mystery novel and I would recommend it.
4 out of 5 stars.
*** I would like to thank Hyperion and Charlotte Bacon for the opportunity to read and review this book.… (meer)