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From the critically lauded, internationally bestselling author of
"The Moment "comes a profoundly moving novel that explores how a
single brief encounter can change one's life.
Laura spends her days looking at other people's potential
calamities. She works in the radiography unit of a small hospital
on the Maine coast, bearing constant witness to the fears of
patient after frightened patient. In a job where finding nothing is
always the best possible outcome, she is well versed in the random
injustices of life, a truism that has lately been playing out in
her marriage as well. Since being downsized, her husband, Dan, has
become withdrawn, his emotional distance gradually corroding their
relationship. With a son in college and a daughter soon due to
leave home, Laura has begun to fear that the marital sounds of
silence will only deepen once the nest is truly empty.
When an opportunity arises to attend a weekend medical conference
in Boston, Laura jumps at this respite from home. While checking
in, she meets a man as gray and uninspired as her drab hotel room.
Richard is an outwardly dull, fiftysomething insurance salesman.
But during a chance second encounter, Laura discovers him to be
surprisingly complex and thoughtful, someone who, like herself, is
grappling with the same big questions about decisions made and the
human capacity for self-entrapment. As their conversation deepens
and begins to veer into shared confessions, the overwhelming sense
of personal and intimate connection arises. A transformative love
affair begins. But can this potential, much-longed-for happiness be
married to their own difficult personal circumstances? Can they
upend their lives and embrace that most loaded of words: change?
A love story as clear-sighted and ruminative as it is affecting,
"Five Days "will have you reflecting about the choices we all make
that shape our destinies. Crafted with Kennedy's trademark
evocative prose and pitch-perfect in its depiction of the complex
realities of modern life, it is a novel that speaks directly to the
many contradictions of the human heart.
General
Imprint: |
Atria Books
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Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
April 2013 |
First published: |
April 2013 |
Authors: |
Douglas Kennedy
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Dimensions: |
208 x 135 x 23mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback - Trade
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Pages: |
336 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-4516-6635-9 |
Categories: |
Books >
Fiction >
General & literary fiction >
Modern fiction
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LSN: |
1-4516-6635-7 |
Barcode: |
9781451666359 |
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