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Book Review of The Pilot's Wife

The Pilot's Wife
The Pilot's Wife
Author: Anita Shreve
Genre: Literature & Fiction
Book Type: Paperback
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When Katherine Lyons receives word that a plane flown by her husban, Jack, has exploded near the coast of Ireland, she confronts the unfathomable, one step at a time. Soon drawn into a storm of publicity fueled by rumors that Jack led a double life, Katherine sets out to learn who her husband really was, whatever that knowledge might cost. Her search propels this story as it explores the question, How well can we ever really know another person?