The Drowning Tree: A Novel (Ballantine Reader's Circle)

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The Drowning Tree: A Novel (Ballantine Reader's Circle)

Artfully imagined, intricately detailed, eerily poignant: these are the outstanding features of Carol Goodmanâ€™s literary thrillers. She is part novelist, part craftsmanâ€”and The Drowning Tree is her newest masterpiece.

Juno McKay intended to avoid the nearby campus of her alma mater during her fifteenth reunion weekend, but she just canâ€™t turn down the chance to see her longtime friend, Christine Webb, speak at the Penrose College library. Though Juno cringes at the inevitable talk of the pregnancy that kept her from graduating, and of her husband, Neil Buchwald, who ended up in a mental hospital only two years after their wedding, Juno endures the gossip for her friendâ€™s sake. Christineâ€™s lecture sends shockwaves through the rapt crowd when she reveals little-known details about the lives of two sisters, Eugenie and Clareâ€”members of the powerful and influential family whose name the college bears. Christineâ€™s revelation throws shadows of betrayal, lust, and insanity onto the familyâ€™s distinguished facade.

But after the lecture, Christine seems distant, uneasy, and sad. The next day, she disappears. Juno immediately suspects a connection to her friendâ€™s shocking speech. Although painfully reminded of her own experience with Neilâ€™s mental illness, Juno nevertheless peels away the layers of secrets and madness that surround the Penrose dynasty. She fears that Christine discovered something damning about them, perhaps even something worth killing for. And Juno is determined to find itâ€”for herself, for her friend, and for her long-lost husband.

From the Hardcover edition.

Country	USA
Author	Carol Goodman
Binding	Paperback
EAN	9780345462121
Edition	Reprint
ISBN	0345462122
Label	Ballantine Books
Manufacturer	Ballantine Books
NumberOfItems	1
NumberOfPages	356
PublicationDate	2004-12-28
Publisher	Ballantine Books
ReleaseDate	2004-12-28
Studio	Ballantine Books

The Drowning Tree: A Novel (Ballantine Reader's Circle)

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