| The Life Before Her Eyes Contributor(s): Kasischke, Laura (Author) |
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ISBN: 0156027127 ISBN-13: 9780156027120 Publisher: Harper Perennial OUR PRICE: $16.14 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: November 2002 Annotation: Diana stands before the mirror preening with her best friend, Maureen. Suddenly, a classmate enters holding a gun, and Diana sees her life dance before her eyes. In a moment, the future she was just imagining--a doting wife and mother at the age of 40--is sealed by a horrific decision she is forced to make. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Thrillers - Psychological - Fiction | Psychological - Fiction | Literary |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 2001024311 |
| Physical Information: 0.8" H x 5.2" W x 7.9" (0.75 lbs) 288 pages |
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| Publisher Description: Diana stands before the mirror preening with her best friend, Maureen. Suddenly, a classmate enters holding a gun, and Diana sees her life dance before her eyes. In a moment the future she was just imagining--a doting wife and mother at the age of forty--is sealed by a horrific decision she is forced to make. In prose infused with the dramatically feminine sensuality of spring, we experience seventeen-year-old Diana's uncertain steps into womanhood--her awkward, heated forays into sex; her fresh, fragile construction of an identity. Together with the sights and sounds of renewal, we experience the tasks of Diana's adulthood: protecting her beloved daughter and holding onto her successful husband. An acclaimed writer and poet, Laura Kasischke has crafted a consciousness that encompasses the truth of a teenager's world and the profound transformation of that world at midlife. Resonant and deeply stirring, The Life Before Her Eyes finds piercing beauty in the midst of a nightmare from long ago that echoes like a dirge beneath each new spring. |
Contributor Bio(s): Kasischke, Laura: - Laura Kasischke is the author of two novels and three collections of poetry. Her numerous awards include the Alice Fay DiCastagnola Award from the Poetry Society of America and the Bobst Award for Emerging Writers. She lives in Chelsea, Michigan. |