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Sitting Practice

by Caroline Adderson

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It only takes a moment for your life to be changed forever--as the characters of this darkly comic novel discover early on. The fateful moment for the newlyweds Ross and Iliana comes with the freak automobile accident that leaves Iliana paralyzed, Ross grief-stricken, and both of them struggling to come to terms with a married life nothing like they originally had in mind. As the usually affable Ross struggles with guilt and with finding ways to cope with his newly fractured life, Iliana gets used to her unwelcome existence as a wheelchair-bound wife, to her husband's growing sense of alienation, and to their awkward new lack of intimacy.

What ultimately happens with Ross and Iliana is as unexpected and surprising as the fateful mishap that sets the events in motion in the first place. Sitting Practice is a clever and insightful study of love's collision with harsh reality, told by an author with a remarkable instinct for the workings of human nature, a nimble gift for language, and the ability to find humor in the oddest places.

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It only takes a moment for life to be changed forever--as the characters of this darkly comic novel discover early on. "Sitting Practice" is a clever and insightful study of love's collision with harsh reality, told by an author with a remarkable ability to find humor in the oddest places.

Product Details

ISBN:
9781590305584
Author:
Adderson, Caroline
Publisher:
Trumpeter
Author:
Adderson, Caroline
Subject:
General
Subject:
Brothers and sisters
Subject:
Spouses
Subject:
Domestic fiction
Edition Description:
Trumpeter
Publication Date:
March 2008
Binding:
Hardcover
Language:
English
Pages:
329
Dimensions:
8.68x6.10x1.03 in. 1.15 lbs.

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