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Amanda Eyre Ward's debut novel is an intimate portrait of three
women whose lives collide during a brutal Texas summer.
In Gatestown, Texas, twenty-nine-year-old Karen Lowens awaits
her execution with a host of convicted serial killers on death row.
In Manhattan, Dr. Franny Wren, also twenty-nine, tends to a young
cancer patient, and resists the urge to run from her fiance and her
carefully crafted life. In Austin, Texas, brassy Celia Mills, a
once-vibrant librarian, mourns her murdered husband.
Over the course of the summer, fate pushes these eerily
recognizable women together, culminating in a revelation of the
possibility of faith, the responsibility of friendship, and the
value of life. Sleep Toward Heaven is a luminous story of murder
and desire, solitude and grace -- a rare literary page-turner where
redemption seems perpetually within arm's reach.
'Electrifying, a literary whodunit of the first order.' Justin
Cronin, bestselling author of 'The Passage'. The savage murder of
eight-year-old Lauren's mother, and the sentencing of her father
Izaan to life imprisonment for the murder, tears her world apart.
As an adult, she can't understand why she has panic attacks, is
unable to accept her boyfriend's marriage proposal, or listen to
her brother Alex's attempt to convince her of their father's
innocence and wrongful imprisonment. Meanwhile, Sylvia Hall is
running away from her loser boyfriend, determined to keep the baby
he doesn't want. She knows her best friend since childhood,
Victoria, will help her - but Victoria has her own problems that
threaten to consume her. All three women are connected by tragedy
and betrayal. Based on a true story, 'Close Your Eyes' is a
heart-breaking page-turner about what happens when a family is
destroyed.
From San Francisco to Savannah, Montana to Texas, Amanda Eyre
Ward's characters are united in their fervent search to find a
place where they truly belong. Annie, a librarian in a small mining
town, must choose between the only home she's ever known and the
possibility of a new future. Casey, a suburban New Yorker with a
wry sense of humor, braves the dating scene after losing her
husband. And in six linked stories spanning a decade of her life,
Lola Wilkerson navigates elopement, motherhood, and lingering
questions about who she wants to be when she grows up. Whether
exploring the fierceness of a mother's love or the consolations of
marriage, Amanda Eyre Ward's stories are imbued with humor,
clear-eyed insight, and emotional richness.
A stunning and compelling novel of love and ambition. Nadine is a
35-year-old journalist at a crossroads in her life. She longs for
Pulitzer-prize winning success but her career seems to be going
nowhere until the story of a lifetime comes up. Faced with the
choice of following the story and leaving behind her boyfriend, who
has just proposed, she leaves America for Capetown. There she meets
war photographer George, whose rage at the death of his lover
during apartheid seems bottomless. As events unfold, Nadine
discovers she is pregnant and is forced to choose whether to return
home to a secure married life with her boyfriend or pursue a life
of independence and adventure - a life like George's... Set partly
in Mandela's South Africa, where individuals must weigh the cost of
following their dreams against the high price of truth, 'Forgive
Me' is the unputdownable story of a woman who has to decide between
security and adventure in life and love.
In Gatestown, Texas, twenty-nine-year-old Karen awaits her
execution on Death Row. In New York, Franny, a doctor the same age,
plans her wedding and tries to resist the urge to run. In Austin,
Celia, a beautiful young librarian, mourns her lost husband. Over
the course of one summer, the three women's disparate lives
intertwine. Karen, Franny and Celia all struggle to find their
place in a world where nothing is sure, as they move towards one
night that will change them all forever. A heart-stopping
page-turner about love and forgiveness, Sleep Toward Heaven is
unforgettable. Praise for Sleep Toward Heaven'Ward's no-nonsense,
unflinching prose and her complex but never confounding structure
make this novel very tough to put down. But her greater triumph is
her ability to humanize all these characters.'Pam Houston, "O" The
Oprah Magazine'It's funny and sad and redemptive. Read it now.
Thank me later.'Jennifer Weiner, the New York Times bestselling
author of Good in Bed and In Her Shoes'Women's Death Row as you
have never seen it; hauntingly rich, wise and sharply etched.'
James Ellroy'How do we forgive the unforgivable? First-time
novelist Ward explores this question with a delicate blend of
compassion, humour and realism-Her spare but psychologically rich
portraits are utterly convincing.' Publishers Weekly
A family reunited on a holiday of a lifetime . . . what could
possibly go wrong? A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER A 2020 REESE
WITHERSPOON HELLO SUNSHINE BOOK CLUB PICK When Charlotte Perkins
enters the 'Become a Jetsetter' contest, she dreams of reuniting
her estranged children: Lee, an almost-famous actress; Cord, a
handsome Manhattan venture capitalist; and Regan, a harried mother
who has never got over Charlotte's gift of a Weight Watchers
voucher for her birthday. But when she wins that once in a lifetime
trip, all doesn't exactly go to plan... As long-buried secrets are
revealed, and lovers new and old appear, can these four lost adults
find their way back to each other? And more importantly, can they
do it without killing each other? A hilarious and deliciously
sun-scented novel about the courage it takes to reveal our true
selves and the pleasures and perils of family.
__________________________________ WHAT READERS ARE SAYING ABOUT
THE JETSETTERS 'This is the novel I never realized I absolutely
needed! The Jetsetters had me from the very first page!' Amazon
Reader 'Funny, yet sensitive and heartbreaking all at the same
time. We can all identify with family crisis of some sort. And as
we would in our own family, we root for them all, feel their pain
and embarrassment, and hope they can put their baggage away and
become better people and a new family' Amazon Reader 'What could
possibly go wrong on a family cruise? Anything and everything.
Funny and a little heart wrenching with characters that will be
hard to forget. Happy reading!' Amazon Reader 'Ms. Ward writes at a
lively pace as she weaves through the Perkins' trials and
tribulations. For any fan of a well-written story that resonates
with the reader long after you finish the final page, I highly
recommend this book' Amazon Reader 'Amanda Eyre Ward creates a
great escape. The Perkins family are all a hot mess that you can't
help but watch' Amazon Reader
'Puts a human face to the story of undocumented youth desperately
seeking their dreams in America. This one's going to haunt me for a
long time' Jodi Picoult A beautiful and heartrending novel about
motherhood, resilience, and faith-a ripped-from-the-headlines story
of two families on both sides of the American border. Carla is a
strong-willed young girl who's had to grow up fast, acting as
caretaker to her six-year-old brother Junior. Years ago, her mother
left the family behind in Honduras to make the arduous, illegal
journey to Texas. But when Carla's grandmother dies and violence in
the city escalates, Carla takes fate into her own hands-and with
Junior, she joins the thousands of children making their way across
Mexico to America, facing great peril for the chance at a better
life. Alice and her husband, Jake, own a barbecue restaurant in
Austin, Texas. Hardworking and popular in their community, they
have a loving marriage and thriving business, but Alice still feels
that something is missing, lying just beyond reach.
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