Trompe L'oeil
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During a vacation in Rome, the Murphy family experiences a life-altering tragedy. In the immediate aftermath, James, Nora, and their children find solace in their Massachusetts coast home, but as the years pass the weight of the loss disintegrates the increasingly fragile marriage and leaves its mark on each family member.Trompe l'Oeilseamlessly alternates among several characters' points of view, capturing the details of their daily lives as well as their longing for connection and fear of abandonment. Through the turbulence of marriage, the challenges of parenthood, job upheavals, and calamities large and small,Trompe l'Oeilexamines family legacies, the ways those legacies persist, and the ways they might be transcended. Nancy Reisman is a master of psychological acuity, creating characters who are wholly unique and yet express our own longings and anxieties.Trompe l'Oeilhaunts not only with its story but also with the beauty of its insight into hopes, desires, and fears.
Book information
ISBN: | 9781941040034 |
Publisher: | Tin House Books |
Imprint: | Tin House |
Pub date: | 12 May 2015 |
Edition: | First US edition |
DEWEY: | 813.54 |
DEWEY edition: | 23 |
Language: | English |
Number of pages: | 344 |
Weight: | 363g |
Height: | 193mm |
Width: | 127mm |
Spine width: | 33mm |