The Obituary Writer

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Call Number: Fiction / Hood, Ann, Adult Book / Fiction / Historical / Hood, Ann
On Shelf At: Downtown Library, Traverwood Branch, Westgate Branch

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On the day John F. Kennedy is inaugurated, Claire, a young wife and mother obsessed with the glamour of Jackie, struggles over the decision of whether to stay in a loveless but secure marriage or to follow the man she loves and whose baby she may be carrying. Decades earlier in 1919, Vivien Lowe, an obituary writer, is searching for her lover who disappeared in the Great San Francisco Earthquake of 1906. By telling the stories of the dead, Vivien not only helps others cope with their grief but also begins to understand the devastation of her own terrible loss. The surprising connection between these two women will change Claire's life in unexpected and extraordinary ways.

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great submitted by michael007 on July 2, 2013, 10:48am The obituary writer is a great book!

interesting submitted by LVDS on August 30, 2014, 1:16pm Interesting style...from two different eras of women, a bit too much adultery for my taste.

Surprising submitted by 4Books on July 18, 2015, 7:59pm The two stories are connected in an unexpected way. Fast-paced, sad, and full of historical references. Recommended.