| The Ghost at the Table Contributor(s): Berne, Suzanne (Author) |
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ISBN: 1565125797 ISBN-13: 9781565125797 Publisher: Shannon Ravenel Books OUR PRICE: $21.84 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: November 2007 Annotation: When Frances arranges to host Thanksgiving at her idyllic New England farmhouse, she envisions a happy family reunion, one that will include her sister, Cynthia, and their estranged father. But tension mounts as the sisters discover that each has a different version of their shared past. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Literary |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Physical Information: 0.89" H x 5.56" W x 8.18" (0.68 lbs) 304 pages |
| Themes: - Topical - Family - Cultural Region - New England - Chronological Period - 21st Century |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 113832 Reading Level: 6.5 Interest Level: Upper Grades Point Value: 13.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Strikingly different since childhood and leading dissimilar lives now, sisters Frances and Cynthia have managed to remain "devoted"--as long as they stay on opposite coasts. When Frances arranges to host Thanksgiving at her idyllic New England farmhouse, she envisions a happy family reunion, one that will include the sisters' long-estranged father. Cynthia, however, doesn't understand how Frances can ignore the past their father's presence revives, a past that includes suspicions about their mother's death twenty-five years earlier. As Thanksgiving Day arrives, with a houseful of guests looking forward to dinner, the sisters continue to struggle with different versions of a shared past, their conflict escalating to a dramatic, suspenseful climax. |
Contributor Bio(s): Berne, Suzanne: - Suzanne Berne is the author of three novels, the first of which, A Crime in the Neighborhood, won great Britain's Orange Prize. Her most recent novel is The Ghost at the Table. She lives with her family near Boston and teaches at Boston College. |