Body Surfing

Anita Shreve verbrachte einige Jahre als Journalistin in Afrika und bereiste weite Teile Kenias, bevor sie in die USA zurückkehrte und Schriftstellerin wurde. Anita Shreve lebt mit ihrem Mann in Boston/Massachusetts.

'As usual, Shreve's powerful storytelling pulls you in like a rip tide' MARIE CLAIRE 'Relationships in all their guises are Shreve's thing; she fascinated by what binds us together and flings us apart ... Like all Shreve's novels, BODY SURFING examines not only the creation but the breakdown of numerous relationships in their different forms ... This is undoubtedly one of Shreve's finest works yet' GLAMOUR 'More heart-wrenching from the queen of the emotional rollercoaster' DAILY MIRROR 'Shreve writes about emotional dramas and she writes about them well ... [she has] a talent for intense and catastrophic moments ... If you have to brand something as the perfect beach or comfort read, then this would be it' EVENING STANDARD 'Because it's Anita Shreve you know there will be emotional upheavals, shifts of loyalty and painful revelations about the past before the book is over, and so it proves - the Shreve hallmarks are all over this warm, satisfying novel' THE TIMES 'Shreve stipples her prose with detail, portraying one woman's sense of dislocation with perspicacity and great compassion' DAILY MAIL 'Nobody does emotional intensity quite like Anita Shreve, as this beautifully written story of destructive relationships proves' BELLA 'Intricately crafted ... Shreve's depiction of how the tensions that simmer below the surface of this family eventually burst to the surface is gut-wrenching, and - as you would be entitled to expect from this master of the human drama - utterly gripping' SUNDAY BUSINESS POST 'The story drew me along so easily ... This is the first Anita Shreve book I've read - and I'll definitely come back for more' WOMAN'S OWN 'Her characters are emotionally complex, and their social status and interaction sharply observed. The storytelling seems leisurely, due to the vivid but condensed descriptions, yet events move quickly, with unexpected plot turns ... Definitely a book for the sun-lounger' IRISH EXAMINER 'Elegant, suspenseful and brilliantly depicted'