The Anniversary by Stephanie Bishop (HC)
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Novelist J.B. Blackwood is on a cruise with her husband, Patrick, to celebrate their wedding anniversary.
Her former professor, Patrick is much older than J.B.. But when they met, he seemed somehow ageless, as all new gods appear in the eyes of those who worship them. He is a film director. A cult figure. But now his success is starting to wane and J.B. is on the cusp of winning a major literary prize. Her art has been forever overseen by him, now it may overshadow his.
For days they sail in the sun. They lie about drinking, reading, sleeping, having sex. There is nothing but dark water all around them.
Then a storm hits and Patrick falls off the ship. J.B. is left alone, as the search for what happened to Patrick - and the truth about their marriage - begins.
REVIEWS
"The Anniversary is a haunting mystery, sophisticated, subtle and subversive. Bishop considers the discipline, scrupulous and otherwise, required to make a marriage, as well as to make art, capturing the longing and the disappointment inherent in the attempt to make one's self known to others." - Susanna Moore
"... a disquieting, stunning book about marriage, art, power and creativity. -- Anna Bonet." ― THE I PAPER
"....a compulsive yet redemptive book layered with nuances that will have those new to Bishop's work hunting out her backlist. - Financial Times
PRODUCT DETAILS
Hardcover Edition
Publisher: W&N
ISBN: 978-1474626132
Pages: 432
Her former professor, Patrick is much older than J.B.. But when they met, he seemed somehow ageless, as all new gods appear in the eyes of those who worship them. He is a film director. A cult figure. But now his success is starting to wane and J.B. is on the cusp of winning a major literary prize. Her art has been forever overseen by him, now it may overshadow his.
For days they sail in the sun. They lie about drinking, reading, sleeping, having sex. There is nothing but dark water all around them.
Then a storm hits and Patrick falls off the ship. J.B. is left alone, as the search for what happened to Patrick - and the truth about their marriage - begins.
REVIEWS
"The Anniversary is a haunting mystery, sophisticated, subtle and subversive. Bishop considers the discipline, scrupulous and otherwise, required to make a marriage, as well as to make art, capturing the longing and the disappointment inherent in the attempt to make one's self known to others." - Susanna Moore
"... a disquieting, stunning book about marriage, art, power and creativity. -- Anna Bonet." ― THE I PAPER
"....a compulsive yet redemptive book layered with nuances that will have those new to Bishop's work hunting out her backlist. - Financial Times
PRODUCT DETAILS
Hardcover Edition
Publisher: W&N
ISBN: 978-1474626132
Pages: 432