I Cannot Get You Close Enough

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Synopsis
Three intertwining novellas about love, death, and the bonds of blood: &“To say that Ellen Gilchrist can write is to say that Placido Domingo can sing.&”—Jonathan Yardley, The Washington Post Journeying through the lives of different members of the Hand family, Ellen Gilchrist weaves together tumultuous relationships that are bound by blood. A harrowing custody battle leads Anna Hand to Istanbul and back to ensure once and for all that her niece is safe from her conniving mother&’s ploys. Jessie, finally free from her mother&’s influence, has her life upended when Olivia, the sister she never knew she had, appears at the Hands&’ home. Between this and the shocking loss of her aunt, Jessie doesn&’t know if her resentment of Olivia comes from their chaotic meeting or something suspicious bubbling just beneath Olivia&’s surface. Meanwhile Olivia, the half-Native American child who had never known a normal family, must cope with this new world of high society. Losing Anna, and having a dark and desperate secret exposed, may send her back to Tahlequah—if it doesn&’t send her over the edge first. And Anna, leaving a legacy of literature in her wake, may do more harm in death than she ever wanted in life, as her sister enters a vicious fight to recover her lost writing… &“Always she takes the long, comic view of her characters' frailties, for only through the chaos they create, she seems to suggest, do family trees writhe toward the light.&”—The New York Times &“Gilchrist brilliantly captures the intimate accents and rhythms of a family under stress.&”—Publishers Weekly &“A thoroughly engaging work.&”—Library Journal
Copyright:
1990

Book Details

Book Quality:
Publisher Quality
Book Size:
416 Pages
ISBN-13:
9781635761634
Publisher:
Diversion Books
Date of Addition:
Copyrighted By:
Ellen Gilchrist
Adult content:
No
Language:
English
Has Image Descriptions:
No
Categories:
Literature and Fiction, Parenting and Family
Submitted By:
Bookshare Staff
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