Anita hale shreve october 7, 1946 march 29, 2018 was an american writer, chiefly known. In your new novel about a love triangle, the heroine is a body surfer. Bibliography, and a list of books by author anita shreve. Browse author series lists, sequels, pseudonyms, synopses, book covers, ratings and awards. We personally assess every books quality and offer rare, outofprint treasures. Anita shreve was once my favorite author, but her last few books were big disappointments for me. Shreve renders the beleaguered womans voice, and the voices of other townspeople, with the arresting clarity we ask of all good writing. For the book, i liked the idea of having the heroine body surf, since shes drifting in life. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read stella bain. Other books written by anita are body surfing, all he ever wanted, rescue, testimony and the last time they met among others. In the book eden close by anita shreve, a young man named andrew returns to his childhood house after the death of his mother to attend the funeral and pack up the house and try to sell it. Discover delightful childrens books with prime book box, a subscription that delivers new books every 1, 2, or 3 months new. Shreve died on 29 march at her home in new hampshire in the us. Anita shreve has 44 books on goodreads with 538231 ratings.
When an american woman, stella bain, is found suffering from severe shell shock in an exclusive garden in london, surgeon august bridge and his wife self. From the new york times bestselling author of the weight of water and the pilots wife an oprahs book club selection. When i realized that all he ever wanted was the same story, yet written from the husbands perspective, i had to have it. I came across anita shreves book stella bain on the new release shelf at the library and enjoyed it so much that i was eager to read other books she had written. The pilots wife by anita shreve, light on snow by anita shreve, the weight of water by anita shreve, a wedding in decembe. Stella has a love affair that ends badly, a misguided marriage to. A young woman wakes up with amnesia in a battlefield hospital tent in marne, france, in 1916. Anita shreve an epic story, set against the backdrop of world war i, from bestselling author anita shreve. Stella bain is an american novel by anita shreve, set in world war i. Shreve takes her time filling in a back story that starts in late 19th century new hampshire. The new yorker shreve s prose is clear and compassionate, and her message moving. In the pilots wife authors new novel, the stars are fire, a tragic 1947 fire in maine destroys a.
The weight of water was short listed for the orange prize and the pilots wife was selected by oprah winfreys book club series. Anita shreve audio books, best sellers, author bio. Mar 30, 2018 the bestselling novelist anita shreve died on march 29, at her home in new hampshire, following a battle with cancer. I adore this sentence, because i know im about to be told of a book that so excited the reader that he or she. The novel sold more than three million copies after it was selected for oprahs book club. Her approimately 20 novels include the pilots wife, the weight of water, eden close, strange fits of passion, where or when, and resistance. With her latest book due out on november 12, 20, it is already available for preordering and if it is anything like her other novels she can be assured of another huge success. Anita shreve began writing fiction while working as a high school teacher after graduating from tufts university.
First anita shreve book i ever read and it led me to read many others. The story is set in a new hampshire house thats appeared in a number of your books. Bestselling author anita shreve takes us into a world upended by the consequences of a single action. She died on march 29, 2018, at her home at newfields, new hampshire, from cancer. Get the best deals on anita shreve hardcover books with dust jacket when you shop the largest online selection at. This absence from history became the hook to shreves new novel. A gesture of goodwill turns into something more as bridge quickly develops a clinical interest in his houseguest. I also read a few of her older lesser known titles. All he ever wanted by anita shreve 2003, hardcover new book club edition. From the new york times bestselling author of the weight of water and the pilots. Even in the topic of war, she gives us the quiet beauty of love.
Among other jobs, shreve spent three years working as. Anita hale shreve october 7, 1946 march 29, 2018 was an american writer, chiefly known for her novels. New hampshire, 1929 when sexton beecher proposes to honora willard, she lays aside his. Anita shreve books list of books by author anita shreve. Anita shreve was a high school teacher and a freelance magazine journalist before writing fiction full time. Book discussion at the ruskin branch library on december 20 at pm. The new yorker shreves prose is clear and compassionate, and her message moving. Shreve taught writing at amherst college and lived in massachusetts. Anita shreve is the author of eighteen novels including the pilots wife and her newest the stars are fire which is on sale now.
Anita shreves stella bain an improbable mystery woman. She thinks her name is stella bain, and she thinks she knows how to nurse and drive an ambulance. Anita shreve hardcover books with dust jacket for sale ebay. If one or more works are by a distinct, homonymous authors, go ahead and split the author. Thanks to my friend jo wilson for the recommendation. Order of anita shreve books anita shreve is an american author of womens fiction, historical fiction, literary fiction, romantic fiction, psychological thrillers, family saga and nonfiction. Her career took off in 1999 when oprah winfrey chose the pilots wife for oprahs book club. See all books authored by anita shreve, including the stars are fire, and the pilots wife, and more on. Then, more recently i read testimony and that sealed the deal for me. A novelist who combines sweepingly romantic plots with a keen understanding of the emotional complexities inherent in any relationship, anita shreve is a writer who understands the subtleties of the human mind, and heart.
Nov 23, 2011 i had read the pilots wife forever ago and developed an appreciation for the story that anita shreve was able to weave. Discount prices on books by anita shreve, including titles like the stars are fire. Stella bain by anita shreve 20, hardcover for sale. Anita shreve wrote nine drafts of her latest novel, stella bain, before it. Anita shreve was an american writer, chiefly known for her novels. Anita shreve wrote nine drafts of her latest novel, stella bain, before it was published.
With her new book, a wedding in december, anita shreve once again demonstrates her skill at exploring the depths of love, heartache, guilt, and despair. Anita shreve grew up in dedham, massachusetts just outside boston, the eldest of three daughters. I enjoy anita shreve s books which are generally very east to read but for some reason i didnt find this one as gripping as many of shreve s books despite the story line a belgium woman falling in love with an american pilot she is hiding in her attic. I had read the pilots wife forever ago and developed an appreciation for the story that anita shreve was able to weave. Anita shreve has 44 books on goodreads with 538703 ratings. Terse, heartwrenching love stories, powerful american drama, irish writers and an australian gem top the novelists you absolutely have to read this. One of her first published stories, past the island, drifting published in 1975, was awarded an o. I was really looking forward to stella bain because of the subject and time period. The longer andrew stays renovating his old home, the more childhood memories flood his mind.
Anita shreve shares her home with her husband, whom she met when she was just and has three stepchildren and two biological children. Stella bain by anita shreve 20, hardcover for sale online. I sort of felt it all along except that, you know, in my family i was encouraged to do something more practical. An epic story, set against the backdrop of world war i, from bestselling author anita shreve. I adore this sentence, because i know im about to be told of a.
The daughter of an airline pilot and a homemaker, she graduated from dedham high school in massachusetts, attended tufts university and began writing while working as a high school teacher in reading, ma. The book tells a story of a woman whose real name is etna bliss, but she doesnt remember it due to her concussion which turn out to be a hysteria that she got when she ran away from her american husband to london. Anita shreve is the author of nine other critically acclaimed and bestselling novels, all published in abacus paperback. She has taught at amherst college and is the recipient of the penl. Get the best deals on anita shreve hardcover books with dust jacket. Anita shreve is the author of fifteen bestselling novels which have spent more than 100 weeks on the new york times bestseller lists. Help us improve our author pages by updating your bibliography and submitting a new or current image and biography. I enjoy anita shreves books which are generally very east to read but for some reason i didnt find this one as gripping as many of shreves books despite the story line a belgium woman falling in love with an american pilot she is hiding in her attic. What is your choice for march 20 pre2012 book of the month. Anita shreves story begins with a woman hospitalized in wartorn france in 1916. She considers edith wharton and eugene oneill her influences, having read them during high school. Unwrap a complete list of books by anita shreve and find books available for swap. Written with a genuine honest and sometimes dreamlike quality anita shreve is an author that is going to be remembered for a long time.
Some of shreves kenyan adventures also ended up in her books. Anita shreve suffering from shell shock and memory loss from her time spent as a nurses aide on a french battlefield during world war i, american stella bain is taken in by london surgeon august bridge and his. Shreve was the author of 19 novels, including the pilot. Anita shreve is currently considered a single author. Stella bain by anita shreve 20, hardcover very good condition p7. She died on march 29, 2018, at her home in new hampshire, following a battle. The novel sold more than three million copies after it. Early literary influences include having read ethan frome by edith wharton when she was a junior in high school a short novel she still claims as one of her favorites and everything eugene oneill ever wrote while she was a senior to which she attributes a somewhat dark streak in her own work. A novelist who combines sweepingly romantic plots with a keen understanding of the emotional complexities inherent in any relationship, anita shreve is a. For a lover of the intricacies and psychology of malefemale relationships these are novels that can satiate your appetite.
I enjoyed the story very much, and was drawn in right from the start. When an american woman, stella bain, is found suffering from severe shell shock in an exclusive garden. Rescue is a literary novel for those ruled by the heart. In stella bain, new england author anita shreve returns to a theme that dominates. With persistence and passion, she saw the book through to its end, an approach that has paid off throughout her 24 years as a novelist. Anita shreve is the author of the novels the weight of water, resistance, where or when, strange fits of passion and eden close. When an american woman, stella bain, is found suffering from severe shell shock in an exclusive garden in london, surgeon august bridge and his wife selflessly agree to take her in. Anita shreve, 71, bestselling novelist who wrote weight of water, is dead. Buy the lives of stella bain by anita shreve online at alibris. The book was released on november 12, 20 by little, brown and company.
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