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Sights Unseen
The bestselling author of "Charms for the Easy Life" reads "her best novel since "Ellen Foster."
Kaye Gibbons' award-winning novels of Southern family life have won rave reviews coast to coast. Now, she tells the "story of family dislocation and crisis in restrained prose of unflinching clarity, with a honing eye for the small domestic details that conjure a time, place and emotional atmosphere." "(Publishers Weekly)"
To the people of Bend of the River Road, Maggie Barnes is "the Barnes woman with all the problems." To her family, she is the unpredictable wife, elusive mother, and adored daughter-in-law, and to her maid, Pearl, she is the mistress who must be cared for like a child.
Between the suicidal lows and delirious highs, young Hattie Barnes struggles to find a place in her mother's heart. She observes her mother's vain attempts at normalcy, and then watches as she is driven off to the hospital psychiatric ward. Only later will Hattie discover the deep-seated hopes and fears of the woman she loves unconditionally, and her inevitable connection to her family's past.
In heartfelt and potent prose, through Hattie's hushed voice, "Sights Unseen" tells the story of a troubled relationship and the courage it takes to see it through.
Kaye Gibbons' award-winning novels of Southern family life have won rave reviews coast to coast. Now, she tells the "story of family dislocation and crisis in restrained prose of unflinching clarity, with a honing eye for the small domestic details that conjure a time, place and emotional atmosphere." "(Publishers Weekly)"
To the people of Bend of the River Road, Maggie Barnes is "the Barnes woman with all the problems." To her family, she is the unpredictable wife, elusive mother, and adored daughter-in-law, and to her maid, Pearl, she is the mistress who must be cared for like a child.
Between the suicidal lows and delirious highs, young Hattie Barnes struggles to find a place in her mother's heart. She observes her mother's vain attempts at normalcy, and then watches as she is driven off to the hospital psychiatric ward. Only later will Hattie discover the deep-seated hopes and fears of the woman she loves unconditionally, and her inevitable connection to her family's past.
In heartfelt and potent prose, through Hattie's hushed voice, "Sights Unseen" tells the story of a troubled relationship and the courage it takes to see it through.
Book Details
- Publisher: Harper Perennial
- Publish Date: Jun 28th, 2005
- Pages: 240
- Language: English
- Edition: undefined - undefined
- Dimensions: 8.02in - 5.36in - 0.60in - 0.45lb
- EAN: 9780060797157
- Categories: • Literary• Sagas• Thrillers - Psychological
About the Author
Gibbons, Kaye: -
Kaye Gibbons is the author of four previous novels: Ellen Foster, A Virtuous Woman, A Cure for Dreams, and Charms for the Easy Life. She lives in Raleigh, North Carolina, with her husband and five children.
Kaye Gibbons is the author of four previous novels: Ellen Foster, A Virtuous Woman, A Cure for Dreams, and Charms for the Easy Life. She lives in Raleigh, North Carolina, with her husband and five children.
Praise for this book
"A rich stew of years...Ms. Gibbons's last novel, "Charms for the Easy Life, "found the large audience her work deserves, but I like this book even better. It is more intense, more vibrant, both richer and stranger."--"The New York Times Book Review""Gibbons' best novel since "Ellen Foster, "a haunting story that begs to be read in one sitting...Readers will be thoroughly in thrall to her clear, true voice and to the poignant story she tells."--"Publishers Weekly""Engaging...delicately crafted...Kaye Gibbons writes memoirs of other people's lives, fictional people so articulate, so individual that they seem quite real."--"San Francisco Chronicle"