Eden Close

A compelling tale of edgy, small-town emotions, lingering obsession, and ro mantic salvation from acclaimed novelist Anita Shreve. Andrew, after many years, returns to his hometown to attend his mother's fu neral. Planning to remain only a few days, he is drawn into the tragic lega cy of his childhood friend and beautiful girl next door, Eden Close. An ado pted child, Eden had learned to avoid the mother who did not want her and t o please the father who did. She also aimed to please Andrew and his friend s, first by being one of the boys and later by seducing them. Then one hot night, Andrew was awakened by gunshots and piercing screams from the next M r. Close had been killed and Eden blinded. Now, seventeen years later, Andrew begins to uncover the grisly storyto unravel the layers of thwarted love between the husband, wife, and tormented girl. And as the truth about Eden's past comes to light, so too does Andrew's strange and binding attachment to her reveal itself.

Product Info

Publisher: Abacus

Year: 2001

Type: Used

Binding: Softcover

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