Mrs. Kimble by Jennifer Haigh (English) Paperback Book

Description: Mrs. Kimble by Jennifer Haigh In her masterful first novel, Haigh delivers the compelling story of three women who marry the same man--an enigmatic opportunist name Ken Kimble. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description "Beautiful, devastating and complex." --Chicago TribuneThe award-winning debut novel from Jennifer Haigh, author of BakerTowers, The Condition, and Faith, tells the story of Birdie, Joan, and Dinah, three women who marry the same charismatic, predatory, and enigmaticopportunist: Ken Kimble. Resonating with emotional intensity and narrativeinnovation reminiscent of Ann Patchetts Bel Canto, Barbara Kingsolvers The Poisonwood Bible, and Zora Neale Hurstons TheirEyes Were Watching God, Haighs Mrs. Kimble is a timeless story ofgrief, passion, heartache, deception, and the complex riddle of love. Back Cover A chameleon, an enigma, all things to all women -- a lifeline to which powerful needs and nameless longings may be attached -- Ken Kimble is revealed through the eyes of the women he seduces: Birdie, his first wife, struggling to hold herself together after his desertion; second wife, Joan, a lonely, tragic heiress who sees her unknowable husband as her last chance for happiness; and Dinah, a beautiful but damaged woman half his age. Author Biography Jennifer Haigh is the author of the short-story collection News from Heaven and six bestselling and critically acclaimed novels, including Mrs. Kimble, Faith and Heat and Light, which was named a Best Book of 2016 by the New York Times, The Washington Post, the Wall Street Journal and NPR. Her books have won the PEN/Hemingway Award, the Massachusetts Book Award and the PEN New England Award in Fiction, and have been translated widely. She lives in New England. Review "Clever...Haigh has certainly succeeded in creating a trio of memorable characters. The three Mrs. Kimbles--a deserted housewife, a frustrated feminist and a disappointed mother--present the whole gamut of family values gone awry." -- Washington Post Book World"An affecting tale of the power of a charismatic predator and the acquiesence of his victims...sharply observed." -- Boston Globe"The talent evident in this novel is stunning. The question is not whether Haigh might turn out to be a good writer. Rather, we have the intriguing possibility that the next great American author is already in print." -- Fort Worth Star-Telegram"I read Jennifer Haighs novel straight through. . . caught up in the world of three women who marry the same duplicitous man. . . . The Mrs. Kimbles are hard to put down." -- USA Today"Luminous...A beautiful novel with memorable vibrant characters." -- Booklist"Vivid and moving...The books detail-packed, omniscient point of view makes it a guilty pleasure for readers who love to snoop on the woman next door. . . . Mrs. Kimble exists as a work of unique poignancy. Read it to grieve with its characters, to sit with them as they struggle to go on in their troubled worlds, and to cheer them when they somehow find the way." -- Buffalo News"Haigh has created three women undermined by their own vulnerabilities, and their stories raise the ageless questions of why smart women do stupid things; why good women are drawn to bad men. Haigh can only suggest the answers, but she makes you understand why these three women all were eager to become the wives of the mysterious Mr. Kimble." -- Hartford Courant"At turns beautiful, devastating and complex, Mrs. Kimble explores the interplay between deception and vulnerability, betraying Haighs ambitious talent in the process." -- Chicago Tribune Review Quote "Vivid and moving...The books detail-packed, omniscient point of view makes it a guilty pleasure for readers who love to snoop on the woman next door. . . . Mrs. Kimble exists as a work of unique poignancy. Read it to grieve with its characters, to sit with them as they struggle to go on in their troubled worlds, and to cheer them when they somehow find the way." Details ISBN0060858788 Author Jennifer Haigh Short Title MRS KIMBLE Language English ISBN-10 0060858788 ISBN-13 9780060858780 Media Book Format Paperback DEWEY 813.6 Residence Allentown, PA Birth 1968 Series P. S. DOI 10.1604/9780060858780 Country of Publication United States AU Release Date 2005-12-27 NZ Release Date 2005-12-27 US Release Date 2005-12-27 UK Release Date 2005-12-27 Pages 416 Year 2005 Publication Date 2005-12-27 Audience General Publisher HarperCollins Publishers Inc Imprint Collins Place of Publication New York Imprint US Harper Perennial Publisher US HarperCollins We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:6546582;

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