Siracusa (Thorndike Press Large Print Core) - Hardcover

Ephron, Delia

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1410492257 ISBN 13: 9781410492258

Publisher: Thorndike Press Large Print, 2016

Synopsis

An electrifying novel about marriage and deceit from bestselling author Delia Ephron that follows two couples on vacation in Siracusa, a town on the coast of Sicily, where the secrets they have hidden from one another are exposed and relationships are unraveled.
New Yorkers Michael, a famous writer, and Lizzie, a journalist, travel to Italy with their friends from Maine Finn; his wife, Taylor; and their daughter, Snow. From the beginning, says Taylor, it was a conspiracy for Lizzie and Finn to be together. Told "Rashomon"-style in alternating points of view, the characters expose and stumble upon lies and infidelities past and present. Snow, ten years old and precociously drawn into a far more adult drama, becomes the catalyst for catastrophe as the novel explores collusion and betrayal in marriage.
With her inimitable psychological astuteness and uncanny understanding of the human heart, Ephron delivers a powerful meditation on marriage, friendship, and the meaning of travel. Set on the sun-drenched coast of the Ionian Sea, "Siracusa "unfolds with the pacing of a psychological thriller and delivers an unexpected final act that none will see coming."

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Review

An Amazon Best Book of July 2016: At the start of Delia Ephron’s slyly sinister, Siracusa, you know something has gone terribly awry in a Sicilian town where two couples have decided to vacation—one of them with their enigmatic ten-year-old in tow. Each chapter, told from different character’s points of view, teases the horror to come, but along the way, other transgressions are revealed that demonstrate just how frayed these relationships are. And then there’s the mysterious Snow; the child whose angelic appearance may, or may not, belie a diabolical side...That is one of the things that makes this propulsive novel such a pleasure, and a torment, to read--Ephron keeps you guessing. She also provides an important lesson for those of you who haven’t learned it from The Amazing Race—choose your travel companions wisely. --Erin Kodicek, The Amazon Book Review

About the Author

Delia Ephron is a bestselling author and screenwriter. She has written novels, including "The Lion Is In "and "Hanging Up"; humor books for all ages, including "How to Eat Like a Child "and "Do I Have to Say Hello?"; and nonfiction, most recently "Sister Mother Husband Dog (etc.)." Her films include "You ve Got Mail," "The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants," "Hanging Up "(based on her novel), and "Michael." Her journalism has appeared in "The New York Times," "O: The Oprah Magazine," "Vogue," and "Vanity Fair." Her hit play "Love, Loss, and What I Wore "(co-written with Nora Ephron) ran for more than two years off-Broadway and has been performed all over the world. She lives in New York City."

Edition details

• Publisher: Thorndike Press Large Print
• Publication date: 2016
• ISBN 10: 1410492257
• ISBN 13: 9781410492258
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 380