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New Year's Eve
by Lisa Grunwald
ISBN: 0446674036
ISBN-13: 9780446674034
Format: Paperback
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Summary
Two estranged sisters salvage their relationship when both are pregnant at the same time. Their children, David and Sarah, become friends, but when David is killed in a freak accident, Sarah claims to have conversations with him. David's grieving mother becomes obsessed with David's ghost through Sarah, and the two sisters find themselves once again in competition, this time for a child's affection.
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"A beguiling contemporary tale....A haunting rites-of-passage novel that...is both profound and life-affirming."
-- Kirkus
"[T]he core of the novel remains the tug-of-war between the two sisters. 'New Year's Eve' depicts this age-old struggle with sympathy and skill, slyly blending allusions to myth with the minutiae of domestic life. Ms. Grunwald is wise enough to show that family crises can be tempered by time, and that even the greatest emotional fissures, although never closed, can still somehow be crossed." -- Polly Morrice
-- New York Times Book Review
Bibliographic Details
Publisher: Grand Central Pub
Published date: 1998
Size: 5.5 x 8.25 inches
Weight: 0.8 pounds
Pages: 366
Publisher's Notes
From the author of "The Theory of Everything" comes an engrossing family drama with touches of the supernatural. When an accident takes the life of her son, a young mother is astounded to learn that her twin sister's child claims to be able to communicate with him in heaven.
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New York: Warner Books. 1998. First Thus Used. S Trade Paperback. Very Good. ( more information) Offered by Vashon Island Books (Greenwood Warehouse) (United States)
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Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A.: Warner Books Inc, 1998 USED - Standard. Book has only minor reading wear; light creasing along spine binding is square and tight; text is clean and unmarked. BOOKSMART offers free domestic shipping (media mail) on orders of three or more books. . Trade Paperback. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. ( more information) Offered by Booksmart (United States)
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New York, NY, U.S.A.: Warner Books, Incorporated, 1998 Bookplate inside front cover.. Trade Paperback. Very Good +. ( more information) Offered by Barnegatbooks (Canada)
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Warner, 1998. Softcover. NF.. no. By the author of The Theory of Everything. Trade Paperback ( more information) Offered by Old Goat Books (Canada)
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Grand Central Publishing. PAPERBACK. 0446674036 New with very slight shelf wear from time on shelf (like you'd see at a major chain). We ship daily, provide personalized customer service and want you to have a great experience purchasing from us. Thank you for your consideration. . New. ( more information) Offered by BennettBooksLtd (United States)
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