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The Promised World
The Promised World
Author: Lisa Tucker
ISBN-13: 9781416575382
ISBN-10: 1416575383
Publication Date: 9/1/2009
Pages: 336
Rating:
  • Currently 3.2/5 Stars.
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3.2 stars, based on 9 ratings
Publisher: Atria
Book Type: Hardcover
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PainterWoman avatar reviewed The Promised World on + 2 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 1
I wish I owned this book. (Found it on the "new" shelf at local library).
An English professor, married to a math professor, suffers profound disorientation after her twin brother commits "suicide by cop." As the story unfolds, the reader and professor discover forgotten, hidden and never-known secrets that lurked in their family for generation. Nuances of her intimacy (and avoidance of intimacy) with her husband, brother, parents are aptly drawn while never being heavy handed. Cathartic reading for anyone with a less than perfect family who has hoped to find a Promised World.
andeygirl avatar reviewed The Promised World on + 9 more book reviews
I found the characters and part of the story line a bit far-fetched but all in all it was a good read.