
The Rest of Her Life
(2007)A novel by
Laura Moriarty
| "Resonates like an emotional tuning fork." Jodi Picoult |
In The Rest of Her Life, Laura Moriarty delivers a luminous, compassionate, and provocative look at how mothers and daughters with the best intentions can be blind to the harm they do to one another.
Leigh is the mother of high-achieving, popular high school senior Kara. Their relationship is already strained for reasons Leigh does not fully understand when, in a moment of carelessness, Kara makes a mistake that ends in tragedy -- the effects of which not only divide Leigh's family, but polarize the entire community. We see the story from Leigh's perspective, as she grapples with the hard reality of what her daughter has done and the devastating consequences her actions have on the family of another teenage girl in town, all while struggling to protect Kara in the face of rising public outcry.
Like the best works of Jane Hamilton, Jodi Picoult, and Alice Sebold, Laura Moriarty's The Rest of Her Life is a novel of complex moral dilemma, filled with nuanced characters and a page-turning plot that makes readers ask themselves, "What would I do?"
Leigh is the mother of high-achieving, popular high school senior Kara. Their relationship is already strained for reasons Leigh does not fully understand when, in a moment of carelessness, Kara makes a mistake that ends in tragedy -- the effects of which not only divide Leigh's family, but polarize the entire community. We see the story from Leigh's perspective, as she grapples with the hard reality of what her daughter has done and the devastating consequences her actions have on the family of another teenage girl in town, all while struggling to protect Kara in the face of rising public outcry.
Like the best works of Jane Hamilton, Jodi Picoult, and Alice Sebold, Laura Moriarty's The Rest of Her Life is a novel of complex moral dilemma, filled with nuanced characters and a page-turning plot that makes readers ask themselves, "What would I do?"
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Hardback Editions
January 2008 : Hardback
| Title: The Rest of Her Life (Thorndike Basic) Author(s): Laura Moriarty ISBN: 1-4104-0366-1 / 978-1-4104-0366-7 (USA edition) Publisher: Thorndike Press Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
August 2007 : Hardback
| Title: The Rest of Her Life Author(s): Laura Moriarty ISBN: 1-4013-0271-8 / 978-1-4013-0271-9 (USA edition) Publisher: Hyperion Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
Paperback Editions
June 2008 : Paperback
| Title: Rest of Her Life, The Author(s): Laura Moriarty ISBN: 1-4013-0943-7 / 978-1-4013-0943-5 (USA edition) Publisher: Hyperion Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
July 2007 : Paperback
| Title: The Rest of Her Life Author(s): Laura Moriarty ISBN: 0-14-103153-0 / 9781741752380 (UK edition) Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd Availability: Amazon UK More details... |
Audio Editions
August 2007 : Audio CD
| Title: The Rest of Her Life CD Author(s): Laura Moriarty ISBN: 0-06-136927-6 / 978-0-06-136927-8 (USA edition) Publisher: HarperAudio Availability: Amazon Amazon CA More details... |
Other Editions
October 2007 : Kindle edition
| Title: Rest of Her Life, The Author(s): Laura Moriarty Publisher: Hyperion Availability: Amazon More details... |
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