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Reunited with her beloved college chums after years of separation, Kate Abrams, now a successful interior designer, must face the many bitter truths of her own past
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Further honing her storytelling skills, Siddons ( Peachtree Road ; King's Oak ) delivers a deliciously readable novel of friendship and the perspective brought to it by aging and life's vicissitudes. Kate Abrams hasn't spoken to three of her sorority sisters for 28 years. But now Ginger, the eager rich girl who stole and married Kate's brilliant boyfriend, is hosting a reunion at her home in Nags Head, N.C. And Cecie, the orphan whose wit and cynical reserve attracted Kate, and Fig Newton, the unsightly and bumbling outcast, will both attend. Kate, whose only son drowned while a small boy, now lives in New York's Hamptons with a loving husband and runs a successful interior design business. While fighting ovarian cancer, she has increasingly isolated herself from the real world; during this reunion she must confront and come to terms with her fate. The narrative flows smoothly, journeying seamlessly between places and eras. While the pseudo-thriller ending seems pat, Siddons displays real strength in her subtle characterizations and delineation of emotional nuances. 125,000 first printing; $150,000 ad/promo; BOMC alternate; author tour.
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Yet another southern gothic twister from Siddons--though this time the author edges into the emotionally honest territory of, say, a Gail Godwin, right up until the very end, when she slams the melodramatic gas pedal to the floor. But things start out reasonably and interestingly enough, with middle-aged Kate Lee, a recent cancer patient who feels sure the little cancer ``Pac-Men'' are gobbling her again. Her husband, Alan, forces her to accept an invitation from an old sorority sister, Ginger Fowler, who stole Kate's true love, architecture student Paul Sibley, from her 28 years ago. Also to be present at the reunion on the North Carolina coast are Cecie Hart, Kate's once-closest friend (from whom she hasn't heard a word since graduation), and Georgina--a.k.a. Fig--Newton, a weird little cookie who had a hopeless crush on Kate back at Randolph University in Alabama. Kate plans to commit suicide right after the visit, but once the friends see each other again, things get complicated. She and Cecie bond once more; Ginger's hit the bottle, realizing that Paul married her only for her dough; and Fig's become a bestselling romance writer. To make matters worse, Paul arrives, begging Kate to come back to him. And she almost does, until he shows his true skunkish stripes--which would leave Kate resolved to live and return to Alan, were it not for Fig, who's decided to get her revenge for the way she disdained her all through college.... Siddons fans will be enthralled; indeed, this is a much more emotionally gripping novel than her last, King's Oak. But it won't woo readers who want to see the characters they've been following settle their problems without wild effects and plot tricks. -- Copyright ©1991, Kirkus Associates, LP. All rights reserved.
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ISBN 13: 9780060162498
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Hardback. Condition: Very Good. Captures the richness and complication of female friendships in a way few writers have done. . . incredibly rich characterizations and a profound sense of place. -- CosmopolitanIn her magnificent classic Outer Banks, acclaimed New York Times bestselling author Anne Rivers Siddons brilliantly recalls a lost time of hope and dreams--of comradeship, love, secrets, and betrayal--and creates characters brimming with life who will live in the heart forever.In the uncertain '60s, four young women came together as sorority sisters on a Southern campus: elegant Kate; sensitive, sensible Cecie; sexy, vibrant and richer-than-sin Ginger; and poor, hopeless, brilliant Fig. At Nag's Head, North Carolina, over the course of two idyllic spring breaks, their bonds of friendship were strengthened into something rare and powerfully binding. Now, thirty years later, they are returning to the isolated strip of barrier islands, hoping to recapture what has been lost--the love, the enthusiasm, the passion--and to finally understand what pulled them apart and cast them adrift. Seller Inventory # CIN006016249XVG
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Hardback. Condition: Fair. Captures the richness and complication of female friendships in a way few writers have done. . . incredibly rich characterizations and a profound sense of place. -- CosmopolitanIn her magnificent classic Outer Banks, acclaimed New York Times bestselling author Anne Rivers Siddons brilliantly recalls a lost time of hope and dreams--of comradeship, love, secrets, and betrayal--and creates characters brimming with life who will live in the heart forever.In the uncertain '60s, four young women came together as sorority sisters on a Southern campus: elegant Kate; sensitive, sensible Cecie; sexy, vibrant and richer-than-sin Ginger; and poor, hopeless, brilliant Fig. At Nag's Head, North Carolina, over the course of two idyllic spring breaks, their bonds of friendship were strengthened into something rare and powerfully binding. Now, thirty years later, they are returning to the isolated strip of barrier islands, hoping to recapture what has been lost--the love, the enthusiasm, the passion--and to finally understand what pulled them apart and cast them adrift. Seller Inventory # 00089454273
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Hardback. Condition: Very Good. Captures the richness and complication of female friendships in a way few writers have done. . . incredibly rich characterizations and a profound sense of place. -- CosmopolitanIn her magnificent classic Outer Banks, acclaimed New York Times bestselling author Anne Rivers Siddons brilliantly recalls a lost time of hope and dreams--of comradeship, love, secrets, and betrayal--and creates characters brimming with life who will live in the heart forever.In the uncertain '60s, four young women came together as sorority sisters on a Southern campus: elegant Kate; sensitive, sensible Cecie; sexy, vibrant and richer-than-sin Ginger; and poor, hopeless, brilliant Fig. At Nag's Head, North Carolina, over the course of two idyllic spring breaks, their bonds of friendship were strengthened into something rare and powerfully binding. Now, thirty years later, they are returning to the isolated strip of barrier islands, hoping to recapture what has been lost--the love, the enthusiasm, the passion--and to finally understand what pulled them apart and cast them adrift. Seller Inventory # CIN006016249XVG
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