by Michelle Richmond
|
| List Price: | $12.00 |
| Amazon Price: | $9.60 & eligible for FREE Super Saver Shipping on orders over $25. |
| You Save: | $2.40 (20%) |
| Average Rating: |  |
| Lowest New Price: | $3.25 |
| Availablitiy: | Usually ships in 24 hours |
|
 |
|
Product Description
Life changes in an instant. On a foggy beach. In the seconds when Abby Mason—photographer, fiancée soon-to-be-stepmother—looks into her camera and commits her greatest error. Heartbreaking, uplifting, and beautifully told, here is the riveting tale of a family torn apart, of the search for the truth behind a child’s disappearance, and of one woman’s unwavering faith in the redemptive power of love—all made startlingly fresh through Michelle Richmond’s incandescent sensitivity and extraordinary insight.
Six-year-old Emma vanished into the thick San Francisco fog. Or into the heaving Pacific. Or somewhere just beyond: to a parking lot, a stranger’s van, or a road with traffic flashing by. Devastated by guilt, haunted by her fears about becoming a stepmother, Abby refuses to believe that Emma is dead. And so she searches for clues about what happened that morning—and cannot stop the flood of memories reaching from her own childhood to illuminate that irreversible moment on the beach.
Now, as the days drag into weeks, as the police lose interest and fliers fade on telephone poles, Emma’s father finds solace in religion and scientific probability—but Abby can only wander the beaches and city streets, attempting to recover the past and the little girl she lost. With her life at a crossroads, she will leave San Francisco for a country thousands of miles away. And there, by the side of another sea, on a journey that has led her to another man and into a strange subculture of wanderers and surfers, Abby will make the most astounding discovery of all—as the truth of Emma’s disappearance unravels with stunning force.
A profoundly original novel of family, loss, and hope—of the choices we make and the choices made for us—The Year of Fog beguiles with the mysteries of time and memory even as it lays bare the deep and wondrous workings of the human heart. The result is a mesmerizing tour de force that will touch anyone who knows what it means to love a child.
From the Hardcover edition.
Customers who bought this item also bought
Average Customer Review:
0 of 0 people found the following review helpful:
 Beautiful metaphors, 2008-11-27
Great voice, suspense, live characters and a real plot. The metaphors are so rich and beautiful, I wish I had written them. The ending is perfect. A missing child, whether he/she is found or not, changes everyone's life around him/her. You can't turn back time, as much as you'd love to. I was afraid the ending was going to be too typically happy, but it was perfect. It was a very real ending. I will definitely read more of this author.
The repetition some people complain about are necessary to show the impact of such a tragedy on your life. You almost go crazy.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
 This book needs a good editor, 2008-11-05
This was an okay book, but it was too long and repetitive. I found myself skimming through the endless search scenes. And, in the end, I found the behavior of the main characters a little hard to believe. The protangonist was really a victim. This was no random kidnapping, yet the boyfriend didn't seem to understand that his messed up family stole a year from this poor woman's life. I wanted to smack him in the end.
0 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
 They killed trees for this?, 2008-10-11
This story started out with an interesting premise. However, the story goes nowhere. The main character goes off on these long, pretentious, boring soliloquies that have nothing to do with the main plot. The main character never develops at all, and she is so shallow and annoying that I really didn't care a thing about her. I bought this book on impulse at Target, and I'm sorry that I wasted my money on it.
0 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
Best book I've read in awhile, 2008-10-09
I couldn't put this book down. It's captivating and written so well...you just want to keep finding out more and what will happen next.
0 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
THE YEAR OF FOG, 2008-10-02
I LOVED THIS BOOK! THE PREMISE IS,OF COURSE, THE MOST DEVASTATING THING THAT CAN HAPPEN TO A FAMILY... BUT THIS BOOK IS SO BEAUTIFULLY PACED,THE CHARACTERS SO WELL DRAWN,THAT IT WAS A PLEASURE TO READ. YOU REALLY FEEL FOR ABBY AND JAKE,THEIR LIVES SO SHATTERED. AND IT WASN'T A TYPICAL CANNED ENDING,BUT ONE SO SAD,BUT ALSO SO HOPEFUL.... MICHELLE, KEEP WRITING. YOU HAVE A RARE TALENT...
Price is accurate as of the date/time indicated. Prices and product availability are subject to change. Any price displayed on the Amazon website at the time of purchase will govern the sale of this product.
|
Store Categories
|