Reservation Road (Movie Tie In Edition)
By John Burnham Schwartz
(Vintage, Paperback, 9780307387165, 304pp.)
Publication Date: September 18, 2007
Other Editions of This Title: Mass Market Paperback
Categories: General
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A cycle of violence and retribution is set in motion as two haunted men are engulfed by the emotions surrounding an unexpected and horrendous death.Ethan, a respected professor at a small New England college, is wracked by an obsession for revenge that threatens to tear his family apart. Dwight, fleeing his crime yet hoping to get caught, wrestles with overwhelming guilt and his sense of obligation to his son. As these two men's lives unravel, Reservation Road moves to its startling conclusion.
John Burnham Schwartz is the author of Bicycle Days, Reservation Road, and Claire Marvel, all of which have been translated into more than ten languages. His writing has appeared in numerous publications, including The New York Times, The New Yorker, The Boston Globe, and Vogue. He lives with his wife, filmmaker Aleksandra Crapanzano, in Brooklyn, New York.
“Haunting. . . . Powerful and affecting.”—The New York Times“A dark and irresistible miracle: a heartbreaking thriller.”—Los Angeles Times“Thrums with suspense and moral ambiguity. . . . This is one of those rare . . . novels that you don't so much read as inhabit and that makes everyday life seem altogether mysterious.”—Entertainment Weekly“A triumph . . . character-driven. . . . swift and complete.”—The New York Times Book Review
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