{"product_id":"drowning-ruth-the-stunning-psychological-drama-you-will-never-forget-9780747264651","title":"Drowning Ruth The stunning psychological drama","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e''POWERFUL . . . SUSPENSEFUL . . . RICHLY TEXTURED . . . [A] CHILLING, PRECOCIOUSLY GOOD START TO A BRIGHT NEW NOVELIST''S CAREER''\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ''[A] gripping psychological thriller . . . In the winter of 1919, a young mother named Mathilda Neumann drowns beneath the ice of a rural Wisconsin lake. The shock of her death dramatically changes the lives of her daughter, troubled sister, and husband . . . The narrative gradually and tantalizingly reveals the dark family secrets and the unsettling discoveries that lead to the truth of what actually happened the night of the drowning''\u003cbr\u003e FRANCINE PROSE, \u003ci\u003eUS Weekly\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e''DEFT AND ASSURED . . . [WITH] STRONG CHARACTERS AND A PLOT LONG ON TENSION AND SURPRISES''\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eTime\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ''A strong sense of portent and unusually vivid characters distinguish this mesmerizing first novel about horrifying family secrets . . . a complex and rewarding debut.\u003cbr\u003e ANITA SHREVE\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eRIVETING . .\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A \u003cb\u003egripping read\u003c\/b\u003e' Choice magazine * Choice *\u003cbr\u003e'A \u003cb\u003ecompelling mystery\u003c\/b\u003e' The Times * Play (The Times) *\u003cbr\u003e'Assured and dense debut...Schwarz's real achievement is in matching the complexities of her plot with \u003cb\u003evivid characters\u003c\/b\u003e' The Scotsman * The Scotsman *\u003cbr\u003e'Austere, \u003cb\u003etense\u003c\/b\u003e, painful and rewarding, this book\u003cb\u003e keeps you reading \u003c\/b\u003euntil the vertebrae sulk - and the aftertaste has the bitterness of a linctus whose sharpness conveys its benefit' Frank Delaney * Frank Delaney *\u003cbr\u003eIn [the] assured last stroke, Ms Schwarz affirms the psychological underpinnings of a book that would have worked \u003cb\u003epage-turningly well \u003c\/b\u003eas a straightforward mystery alone. She gives it the extra wisdom that marks DROWNING RUTH as the \u003cb\u003echilling\u003c\/b\u003e, precociously good start to a bright new novelist's career * New York Times *\u003cbr\u003e'This is a book that really ought \u003cb\u003enot to be missed\u003c\/b\u003e' Sentinel Sunday * Sentinel Sunday *\u003cbr\u003eA strong sense of portent and unusually vivid characters distinguish this mesmerizing first novel about \u003cb\u003ehorrifying family secrets \u003c\/b\u003eand nearly annihilating guilt. DROWNING RUTH is a complex and rewarding debut * Anita Shreve *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA riveting first novel\u003c\/b\u003e... A very suspenseful tale, one that \u003cb\u003ewill keep readers up shivering\u003c\/b\u003e in the heat of an August night * USA Today *\u003cbr\u003eQuietly powerful prose and carefully nuanced description... Creates a satisfying fictional world. \u003cb\u003eAn engrossing debut\u003c\/b\u003e from a writer to watch * Kirkus Reviews *\u003cbr\u003eThe first sentence of this \u003cb\u003ebrilliantly understated psychological thriller \u003c\/b\u003eleaps off the page and captures the reader's imagination...Schwarz deftly uses first-person narration to heighten the drama. Her prose is spare but bewitching, and she juggles the speakers and time periods with the surety of a seasoned novelist * Publishers Weekly *\u003cbr\u003eThis unusually \u003cb\u003edeft and assured \u003c\/b\u003efirst novel conveys a good deal more than thrills and chills * Time *\u003cbr\u003eThe stars of DROWNING RUTH are the \u003cb\u003ebeautifully imagined \u003c\/b\u003elakes in summer and winter, the desolate farmhouse where Ruth grows up... The book offers ... more tender gifts * Washington Post *\u003cbr\u003eIt remains \u003cb\u003egripping to the end\u003c\/b\u003e * New York Post *\u003cbr\u003eA remarkable debut: \u003cb\u003esurprising, unsettling and sure\u003c\/b\u003e * New York Times Book Review *\u003cbr\u003e'It is not hard to see why DROWNING RUTH became \u003cb\u003ea bestseller\u003c\/b\u003e...Where many historical novels are weighed down by detail, DROWNING RUTH is drenched in the melancholic atmosphere of its setting...\u003cb\u003ean intriguing story\u003c\/b\u003e' New Statesman * New Statesman *\u003cbr\u003e'The \u003cb\u003ecompelling\u003c\/b\u003e quality of Christina Schwarz's first novel, DROWNING RUTH, is \u003cb\u003equite unique\u003c\/b\u003e' Independent * Independent *\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Headline Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48736524173655,"sku":"9780747264651","price":9.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780747264651.jpg?v=1723810708","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/drowning-ruth-the-stunning-psychological-drama-you-will-never-forget-9780747264651","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}