Shark Heart A Love Story
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Ja
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Erscheinungsdatum
08.08.2023
Verlag
Simon + Schuster LLCSeitenzahl
416 (Printausgabe)
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5437 KB
Sprache
Englisch
EAN
9781668006511
A USA TODAY Bestseller
A Booklist Editor's Choice
A Goodreads Choice Award Nominee
A Massachusetts Book Awards Fiction Honors Selection
Shortlisted for the Brooklyn Public Library Book Prize
A "beautifully written" (Anthony Doerr, Pulitzer Prizewinning author of All the Light We Cannot See) debut novel of marriage, motherhood, metamorphosis, and letting go, this intergenerational love story begins with newlyweds Wren and her husband, Lewisa man who, over the course of nine months, transforms into a great white shark.
For Lewis and Wren, their first year of marriage is also their last. A few weeks after their wedding, Lewis receives a rare diagnosis. He will retain most of his consciousness, memories, and intellect, but his physical body will gradually turn into a great white shark. As Lewis develops the features and impulses of one of the most predatory creatures in the ocean, his complicated artist's heart struggles to make peace with his unfulfilled dreams.
At first, Wren internally resists her husband's fate. Is there a way for them to be together after Lewis changes? Then, a glimpse of Lewis's developing carnivorous nature activates long-repressed memories for Wren, whose story vacillates between her childhood living on a houseboat in Oklahoma, her time with her college ex-girlfriend, and her unusual friendship with a woman pregnant with twin birds. Woven throughout this "heart-wringing" (Adam Roberts, internationally bestselling author of Salt) novel is the story of Wren's mother, Angela, who becomes pregnant with Wren at fifteen in an abusive relationship amidst her parents' crumbling marriage. In the present, all of Wren's grief eventually collides, and she is forced to make an impossible choice.
A sweeping love story that is at once lyrical and funny, airy and visceral, Shark Heart is an unforgettable, gorgeous novel about life's perennial questions, the fragility of memories, finding joy amidst grief, and creating a meaningful life. This daring debut marks the arrival of a wildly talented new writer abounding with originality, humor, and heart.
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Something truly extraordinary
What happens when the most important person in your life slowly transforms into a massive great white shark? This is the question the young couple in this story faces. It’s about discovering what love truly is and what happens when, out of nowhere, you are forced to confront loss. A true masterpiece and definitely one of my all time favorite books. The almost poetic writing style and the unique formatting give this book a special depth, making it something truly extraordinary. -
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Simply stunning!
This novel made my heart ache, it broke me and made me whole again. This was such an impressive book, a great story full of characters you really feel for. The author uses the magical realism brilliantly - the husband got a devistating diagnosis: he is slowly but surely turning into a shark. What should the couple do now? We as the reader become part of their story and their family. This book was beautiful and strong and magical and I loved every single second of it. I highly recommend!
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