Synopsis In Kathryn Harrison's autobiographical novel--the plot is closely mirrored in her memoir, THE KISS--a young woman attempts to come to terms with the trauma of incest in her childhood.
| Details | | Publication Date: | 1998-12-01 |
| Size | | Length: | 271 pages | | Height: | 7.8 in | | Width: | 5.0 in | | Thickness: | 0.8 in | | Weight: | 8.8 oz |
Publisher's Note Isabel is the unwanted daughter of charming but irresponsible people who married in haste, divorced just as quickly, and distanced themselves from one another--and from her. Left to her grandparents' care, longing for her elusive, glamorous mother and for a father she barely remembers, Isabel's agony erupts into perverse and dangerous rebellion. A compelling novel that lends new meaning to Freud's "family romance," THICKER THAN WATER brilliantly illuminates how fragile the line is between family love and the darker sides of passion.
This extraordinary first novel about a daughter's passionate struggle to free herself from mother love has been called "truly a brilliant book, flawless on every page, tragic and tough and forgiving".--Stephanie Vaughn, author of Sweet Talk.
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