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| Genre/Form: | Domestic fiction Love stories Fiction |
|---|---|
| Material Type: | Fiction |
| Document Type: | Book |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
Joseph Monninger |
| ISBN: | 9781439168332 1439168334 9781439169636 1439169632 9781439169629 1439169624 |
| OCLC Number: | 410237912 |
| Notes: | Tender River. Tp verso. |
| Description: | 359 p. ; 21 cm. |
| Responsibility: | Joseph Monninger. |
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"Love conquers all, the saying goes, but it can't win out over the disease that befalls Mary Fury, the seemingly unflappable heroine at the center of Monninger's poignant, if a bit overlong, novel. Fury has the gene for Huntington's, a cruel affliction that attacks the body slowly, reducing a once healthy person to a mass of twitching muscles and nerves. Jonathan Cobb, a University of New Hampshire professor on sabbatical, learns the grim reality of Mary's situation shortly after the two meet (and instantly fall in love) on the Allagash River. This is the land of Thoreau's Walden Pond, and Cobb had come there to experience firsthand the pleasures of a simple life illustrated by its celebrated author. When Mary begins showing signs of Huntington's, the two must cope with the inevitable, which includes honoring Mary's wishes to live out her days as she sees fit. Monninger ("Baby", 2007) is a gifted writer, and readers able to overlook a few maudlin moments will relish this eloquently rendered tale." <p>"--Booklist" Read more...
