Synopses & Reviews
A captivating new voice in women's fiction delves into the haunted past of a physician's seemingly perfect marriage.Simon and Emily Bear look like a couple that has it all. Simon is a respected doctor. His wife, Emily, shines as a partner in a premier public relations firm. But their marriage is scarred by hidden wounds. Even as Simon tends his patients' ills, and Emily spins away her clients' mistakes, they can't seem to do the same for themselves or their relationship.
Simon becomes convinced he's discovered a cure for chronic pain, a finding that could become a medical breakthrough, yet he is oblivious to the pain that he causes at home. Emily, struggling to move beyond the devastating loss she and Simon suffered fifteen years earlier, realizes she hasn't felt anything for a long time-that is, until a lover from her past resurfaces and forces her to examine her marriage anew.
In a debut novel on par with today's top women writers, Remedies explores the complicated facets of pain, in the nerves of the body and the longings of the heart. Depicting modern-day marriage with a razor-sharp eye, Remedies is about what it takes, as an individual and as a couple, to recover from profound loss.
Review
ôBeautiful, funny, and heartbreaking. My copy is fat with all of the corners that I folded down on pages that I will want to read again.ö
ùElizabeth Evans
ôThis is a taut and elegant book, and an impressive literary debut.ö
ùRoxana Robinson
ôKate Ledger explores the margins of science and marriage with a surgeonÆs precision and a magicianÆs sleight of hand, in prose that is clear, seductive, and sure. A wonderful surprise from an exciting new writer.ö
ùJ. Robert Lennon, author of Castle
Synopsis
"An immediately gripping, expertly woven tale of pain and healing. Ledger is a brilliant writer." -Elin Hilderbrand Sinon and Emily Bear look like a couple who have it all. Simon is a respected doctor; Emily shines as a public relations expert who spins away her corporate clients' mistakes. Yet as their 13-year-old daughter's troubled summer reveals, all is not perfect inside this home.
Simon has stumbled upon an obscure drug that may revolutionize the treatment of pain. In his excitement, he barely notices that Emily is seeking relief from the family's tragic past. And neither fully realizes how much danger their daughter is in. Soon, everything they have will be on the brink of collapse, and there will be no masking the symptoms or hiding the truth any more.
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About the Author
Kate Ledger received an M.F.A. in fiction from the University of Arizona, and worked for several years as the senior writer at Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions. As a freelance writer, her articles have been published in Self and Health and other national magazines. She lives in St. Paul, MN, with her husband and children.