The dive from Clausen's pier
(Book)
Author
Published
New York : Vintage Contemporaries, 2003, ©2002.
Edition
1st Vintage contemporaries ed.
Physical Desc
413 pages ; 21 cm
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 22
Status
Cambria Library - Adult Fiction
FIC
1 available
FIC
1 available
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Published
New York : Vintage Contemporaries, 2003, ©2002.
Format
Book
Edition
1st Vintage contemporaries ed.
Language
English
Accelerated Reader
UG
Level 5.4, 22 Points
Level 5.4, 22 Points
Notes
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General Note
Originally published: New York : Knopf, 2002.
Description
Twenty-three-year-old Carrie Bell feels suffocated and wants to leave her life in Wisconsin, but when her fiancé is paralyzed in a diving accident, she must ask, how much do we owe the people we love? How much do we owe the people we love? Is it a sign of strength or weakness to walk away from someone in need? These questions lie at the heart of Ann Packer's intimate and emotionally thrilling new novel, which has won its author comparisons with Jane Hamilton and Sue Miller. At the age of twenty-three Carrie Bell has spent her entire life in Wisconsin, with the same best friend and the same dependable, easygoing, high school sweetheart. Now to her dismay she has begun to find this life suffocating and is considering leaving it-and Mike-behind. But when Mike is paralyzed in a diving accident, leaving seems unforgivable and yet more necessary than ever. The Dive from Clausen's Pier animates this dilemma-and Carrie's startling response to it-with the narrative assurance, exacting realism, and moral complexity we expect from the very best fiction.
Target Audience
Young Adult.
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