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Rent Testimony
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Format: Mass Market Paperback, Abridged-CD, Unabridged-CD
Publisher: Little Brown and Company
Published: May 2009
Genre: Fiction - Literary
Retail Price: $7.99
Pages: 352
Synopsis
A sex scandal at a New England boarding school unleashes a storm of shame and recrimination throughout the small community. A chorus of voices--those of the men, women, and teenagers involved--details the events of that night and their aftermath.
Writing with a pace and intensity surpassing even her own greatest work, Anita Shreve brings us a gripping emotional drama with the impact of a thriller. No one more compellinglyexplores the impulses that drive ordinary people into intolerable dilemmas, or the ways in which lives can be derailed or destroyed in one foolish moment.
Reviews
i loved it.... it showed how one lie can ruin several people's lives, not just one or two. it was hard to read and very graphic, but i liked it alot just the same.
Horrible, boring, stagnant. The whole flipping back and forth between narrators... no cohesive train of thought. Gave me a headache.
Anita Shreve is incredibly gifted at creating powerful, distinct voices that intertwine to reveal the details of a sex scandal at a private high school academy. While the reader is aware that nothing but tragedy can come out of the event, its development is heartbreaking. Shreve artfully plays with time and point of view to create a portrait of causes, actions, and resonating consequences set in a small town with a school where adults and adolescents alike learn harsh lessons. The novel is a quick but fulfilling read. Testimony is my first by Anita Shreve, and I will definitely be checking out her others.