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Andrew, in his mid-thirties, returns to his hometown to attend his mother's funeral. Planning to remain only a few days, he is drawn into the tragic legacy of the beautiful girl next door, Eden Close. An adopted child, Eden has learned to avoid the mother who did not want her and to please the father who did. She also aimed to please Andrew and his friends, first by being one of the boys and later by seducing them. Then one hot night Andrew was awakened by gunshots and piercing screams from the next farm: Mr. Close had been killed and Eden, blinded. Now, seventeen years later, Andrew begins to uncover the grisly story -- to unravel the layers of thwarted love between the husband, wife, and tormented girl. And as the truth about Eden's past comes to light, so too does Andrew's strange and binding attachment to her reveal itself.
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Steve Mannino
reviewed Eden Close on May 05, 2019 Eden Close
In the last year or so Anita Shreve has made her way onto my mental list of go to writers - meaning, if I see a book by her, I buy it. Some I have enjoyed more than others, and I have learned how to judge when I am in the best mood for her work, which has I think contributed to my growing enjoyment of her writing.
A short while ago I read her book Strange Fits of Passion and it instantly became my favourite of hers (so far). Eden Close now comes in just behind it. She writes about truly sad things in a oddly hypnotizing way, so while in Eden Close I found myself wanting to know who it was that blinded Eden with a gun and shot her father (or perhaps more accurately, to confirm my suspicions - and I was right!), I was more interested in the characters, who they are and why they are. They are bigger than the situation. You might not enjoy this if you want a big twist or a book that never gives you firm ground to stand on.
This book builds slowly - you know the question from the first chapter and the truth unravels slowly. I'm impressed once again with how Anita Shreve handles some rather disturbing things in a way that feels real and uncomfortable but not gratuitous.
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