Be Specific About Books Toward Close Your Eyes
| ISBN: | 0345494482 (ISBN13: 9780345494481) |
| Edition Language: | English |
Amanda Eyre Ward
Hardcover | Pages: 272 pages Rating: 3.44 | 3127 Users | 369 Reviews
Present Of Books Close Your Eyes
| Title | : | Close Your Eyes |
| Author | : | Amanda Eyre Ward |
| Book Format | : | Hardcover |
| Book Edition | : | Anniversary Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 272 pages |
| Published | : | July 26th 2011 by Random House (first published January 1st 2011) |
| Categories | : | Mystery. Fiction. Contemporary. Suspense. Audiobook |
Narration In Pursuance Of Books Close Your Eyes
In Close Your Eyes, the author of the bestselling How to Be Lost spins another mesmerizing tale of buried family secrets.For most of her life, Lauren Mahdian has been certain of two things: that her mother is dead, and that her father is a murderer.
Before the horrific tragedy, Lauren led a sheltered life in a wealthy corner of America, in a town outside Manhattan on the banks of Long Island Sound, a haven of luxurious homes, manicured lawns, and seemingly perfect families. Here Lauren and her older brother, Alex, thought they were safe.
But one morning, six-year-old Lauren and eight-year-old Alex awoke after a night spent in their tree house to discover their mother’s body and their beloved father arrested for the murder.
Years later, Lauren is surrounded by uncertainty. Her one constant is Alex, always her protector, still trying to understand the unraveling of his idyllic childhood. But Lauren feels even more alone when Alex reveals that he’s been in contact over the years with their imprisoned father—and that he believes he and his sister have yet to learn the full story of their mother’s death.
Then Alex disappears.
As Lauren is forced to peek under the floorboards of her carefully constructed memories, she comes to question the version of her history that she has clung to so fiercely. Lauren’s search for the truth about what happened on that fateful night so many years ago is a riveting tale that will keep readers feverishly turning pages.
Rating Of Books Close Your Eyes
Ratings: 3.44 From 3127 Users | 369 ReviewsCriticism Of Books Close Your Eyes
This was a decent idea destroyed by poor workmanship (and editing). (Warning: there are some spoilers here!)Detail mistakes abound, and plot points slip in and out of importance. I couldn't get into the story because I was too distracted with all the problems. Where to start? The bookjacket says she was 6 when her mother died and the intro says that was 1986. First chapter is 2010 and she's 32... HUH? Basic math people.. Further along she states that she was 8 one year after the funeral... NotLauren Mahdian and her brother, Alex have grown up haunted by the murder of their mother. Their father was convicted of the crime and has spent over 20 years in prison. Lauren is convinced of his guilt; Alex of his innocence. Lauren allows this truth to run her life, most significantly her relationship with her long-time boyfriend, Gerry. She's refused his numerous marriage proposals, seeing first-hand what "love" can do. When Alex surprises Lauren with the news that he is headed to Baghdad,
It was a good book and a fast read. Some parts were predictable but overall a good book.
Amanda Eyre Ward is one of my favorite authors and one of the very, very few for whom Ill read any book they write. I didnt love this as much as some of her others but it is still beautifully written, intriguing, and, as always, the multi-narrative structure is executed perfectly. Although I have to say it bugged me that the kids ages on the jacket cover are different than what is actually in the story. Not the authors fault of course! But when you're talking kids 10 and 8 is a lot different
Lauren has always been convinced that her father murdered her mother when she was 6 and her older brother Alex was 8. After a dinner party where shed seen her father acting jealous of a present a friend had bought their mother, Alex and Lauren spent the night in their treehouse. When they went inside in the morning, their mother was dead, beaten with a glass bottle.Their father was arrested and sent to jail and Lauren and Alex were sent to live with their distant grandparents and educated in
It was a good book and a fast read. Some parts were predictable but overall a good book.
Her mother murdered, her father found guilty of the crime, Lauren holds on to the memory or that horrific night, her only anchor is her brother Alex. But while Lauren is sure of her father's guilt, Alex is intent upon proving his innocence. Well written.
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