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Reservation Road

By: John Burnham Schwartz
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Summary

“Haunting.... A powerful and affecting novel.” (The New York Times)

A tragic accident sets in motion a cycle of violence and retribution in John Burnham Schwartz’s riveting novel Reservation Road.

Two haunted men and their families are engulfed by the emotions surrounding an unexpected and horrendous death. Ethan, a respected professor of literature at a small New England college, is wracked by an obsession with revenge that threatens to tear his family apart. Dwight, a man at once fleeing his crime and hoping to get caught, wrestles with overwhelming guilt and his sense of obligation to his son.

As these two men’s lives unravel, Reservation Road moves to its startling conclusion. This is an astonishing tale of love and loss, rage and redemption, that is as suspenseful as it is emotionally compelling.

©1998 John Burnham Schwartz (P)2007 Books on Tape
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Critic reviews

"Schwartz's haunting tale, overflowing with thinly veiled lessons in life, is nothing short of captivating." ( Booklist)
"A triumph of form, pacing and power...character-driven as it is, it reads like a thriller, swift and complete." ( New York Times)
"Narrating quietly and close to the mike, the readers provide more dimensionality for their roles than the writer has. In short, this is an example of a production that improves upon the book." ( AudioFile)

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