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The Promised World by Lisa Tucker
The Promised World
by Lisa Tucker
Atria
978-1416575382
September 1, 2009
Description:
Critically acclaimed bestselling author Lisa Tucker is back with an emotionally charged novel about a woman whose world unravels when an unthinkable tragedy strikes. A riveting story about the earth-shattering secrets revealed in the aftermath of a crisis, The Promised World grips the reader on the first page and never lets go.
A literature professor’s carefully constructed life is shattered after the death of her twin brother and the unraveling of the secret world they shared.
A provocative and suspenseful novel with multi-faceted characters so real that they inhabit the reader’s mind long after the last page is turned, The Promised World delivers an intensely charged, yet delicately nuanced, story that fans of Lisa Tucker will devour. Readers who are just discovering Lisa Tucker are in for a treat, and they will surely find themselves eager to run out and get her previous novels as soon as possible.
About the Author:
Lisa Tucker is the author of The Song Reader, Shout Down the Moon, Once Upon a Day, and The Cure for Modern Life, and her work has been featured in Seventeen, Pages, and The Oxford American. she has advanced degrees in English and Math, and she has taught creative writing at the Taos Conference and at UCLA. Lisa Tucker lives in Pennsylvania.
Bookseller Review:
"Suicide by police, the inexplicable bond shared between twins, and the mysterious history of one family are the elements that propel this mesmerizing tale from contemporary storyteller Lisa Tucker. This remarkably suspenseful novel is a new gothic read for the modern day."
Joe Drabyak, Chester County Book & Music Co.
More resources:
Lisa Tucker website
Lisa Tucker author tour dates
Reading group guide
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