Wednesday, November 9, 2011

Waiting on Wednesday ~ Carry the One; Carol Anshaw

Waiting on Wednesday is a weekly event hosted by Jill at Breaking the Spine that spotlights upcoming releases that we are eagerly anticipating! Want to participate? Post your own WOW entry on your blog, and leave your link at Breaking the Spine. Here's my pick:

Simon and Schuster - March 2012
   
This stunning, break-out achievement has already been hailed by Emma Donoghue, bestselling author of Room, for presenting “passion and addiction, guilt and damage, all the beautiful mess of family life. Carry the One will lift readers off their feet and bear them along on its eloquent tide.” 

 Carry the One begins in the hours following Carmen’s wedding reception, when a car filled with stoned, drunk, and sleepy guests accidently hits and kills a girl on a dark, country road. For the next twenty-five years, those involved, including Carmen and her brother and sister, connect and disconnect and reconnect with each other and their victim. As one character says, “When you add us up, you always have to carry the one.”

Through friendships and love affairs; marriage and divorce; parenthood, holidays, and the modest tragedies and joys of ordinary days, Carry the One shows how one life affects another and how those who thrive and those who self-destruct are closer to each other than we’d expect. Deceptively short and simple in its premise, this novel derives its power and appeal from the author’s beautifully precise use of language; her sympathy for her very recognizable, flawed characters; and her persuasive belief in the transforming forces of time and love.

Do you like the sound of this one?
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21 comments:

  1. bermudaonionNovember 9, 2011 at 6:35 AM

    I got that book at SIBA and it does look fabulous!

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  2. Ruth Cox aka abitosunshineNovember 9, 2011 at 6:47 AM

    Your review surely makes Carry the One sound like a worthy read. Sounds true to life.

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  3. Felicity Grace TerryNovember 9, 2011 at 7:18 AM

    Sounds like a winner to me.

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  4. caiteNovember 9, 2011 at 8:01 AM

    yep, have read a couple of reviews of this one and it sounds great.

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  5. Laurel-Rain SnowNovember 9, 2011 at 8:03 AM

    Oh, I do love the sound of this one! Very much a novel about the ties that bind...and sometimes chafe. Secrets and tragedies always make a good story, and this one sounds like it has some unique twists.

    Thanks for sharing.

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  6. BarbaraNovember 9, 2011 at 9:24 AM

    This one does sound very good. I think it will go on my very long list.

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  7. AnonymousNovember 9, 2011 at 9:41 AM

    This sounds really good and Emma Donoghue's seal of approval makes me even more excited about it!

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  8. AlyceNovember 9, 2011 at 11:42 AM

    This one does sound so good, even if it's a little out of my comfort zone reading.

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  9. AnonymousNovember 9, 2011 at 12:05 PM

    Have to read this one, great pick!

    http://tributebooksmama.blogspot.com/2011/11/waiting-on-wednesday_09.html

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  10. KailanaNovember 9, 2011 at 12:51 PM

    This does sound good. I particularly like the fact that Emma Donoghue has good things to say about it!

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  11. ZibileeNovember 9, 2011 at 1:30 PM

    This book sounds amazing, and is getting some pretty big accolades! I would love to read this one and am adding it to my list!

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  12. Beth(bookaholicmom)November 9, 2011 at 2:17 PM

    This does sound like a good read! I think it must go on my wish list!

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  13. MJ ThomasNovember 9, 2011 at 3:36 PM

    Sounds intense, but good. Here's my Post

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  14. joyh82November 9, 2011 at 5:22 PM

    Sounds really interesting and also a made for movie book..
    Happy Reading!

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  15. StaciNovember 9, 2011 at 6:29 PM

    I think this one sounds great!! I love this type of story.

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  16. Leslie (Under My Apple Tree)November 9, 2011 at 6:38 PM

    Already put this one on my list. Sounds like one of those books that I could really get involved in.

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  17. JennersNovember 9, 2011 at 8:50 PM

    This sounds like it will be one intense read!

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  18. MarathonNovember 10, 2011 at 3:26 AM

    This is the first I'm hearing about this book! Sounds great!

    -Asher (from Paranormal Indulgence)

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  19. KayeNovember 10, 2011 at 9:13 AM

    This does sound excellent! Putting it on the list.

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  20. Meg @ A Bookish AffairNovember 10, 2011 at 2:22 PM

    Ooo, this one made my TBR list too!

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  21. JillNovember 10, 2011 at 3:15 PM

    Me too, me too! I love this line: “When you add us up, you always have to carry the one.”

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