Returning with his young family to the Hudson River town of his youth in the hope of finding comfort and security, Daniel Paris finds his job and the lives of several others threatened when he falls in love with Iris Davenport, the mother of his daughter's best friend. Reader's Guide available. Reprint. 50,000 first printing.
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Review:
"Spencer is a magnificent writer." -- Anne Tyler
"A searching study of the chaotic side of love." -- People
Spencer is a magnificent writer. --Anne Tyler
The beauty of this novel lies not only in the telling but in its commitment to the passionate life.--Newsweek
A Ship Made of Paper is an engagingly written, wickedly insightful, and passionate novel about desire, race, and fate.--Oscar Hijuelos
Scott Spencer has a genius for observing dramatic everyday moments.--Francine Prose
"Here's a love story that you can recommend, without blushing, to other adults."--Chicago Sun-Times
"A Ship Made of Paper" rocks with suspense and daring.--Salon.com
"A searching study of the chaotic side of love."--People
"Spencer is a magnificent writer."--Anne Tyler
Book Description:
'Scott Spencer is a wonderful writer.' Anne TylerA riveting and unflinching novel of an interracial love affair that threatens to destroy two families and injure everyone close to them. Devastating. Comparable to Andre Dubus III's House of Sand and Fog in its power.
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- PublisherEcco Pr
- Publication date2004
- ISBN 10 0060933429
- ISBN 13 9780060933425
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages368
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