- Paperback: 464 pages
- Publisher: Pan Books; New edition edition (5 Nov 2004)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0330485490
- ISBN-13: 978-0330485494
- Product Dimensions: 17.2 x 11.2 x 3 cm
- Average Customer Review: 2.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 4,279,858 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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"'A brilliant tale of privilege and pain, betrayal and murder... Entertainment of the highest order' Linda Fairstein"
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Hope Lawrence seems to have everything that a young woman could want. The beloved daughter of wealthy parents, her childhood was spent on the idyllic shores of Massachusetts's East Coast. And now she is about to marry Jack Cabot, her handsome sweetheart. But life is rarely as simple or as carefree as it seems. The day of Hope's wedding will be remembered by everyone in Manchester-by-the-Sea, but not in the way that it should have been. When Father Whitney steps forward to address the glittering congregation, his words could hardly be more unexpected and shocking. For Hope's body has been discovered in her bedroom - she has hung herself. In the following days, Hope's family struggles to come to terms with her suicide. But Frances Pratt, Hope's cousin and childhood friend, is less than convinced that Hope took her own life, and begins to probe beneath the surface of her seemingly flawless world...
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0 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This plot was transparent. It is hard to believe that the author thought there was any suspense at all in a plot where a young woman has eating disorders and cannot stand her father to come near her. Any guesses anyone? Right first time. Then the last couple of chapters resolves the so-called mystery of her death by bringing in charaters that we have never met before!
Poor show all round.
Poor show all round.
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
A wonderful story full of complex characters
15 July 2003
Format:Hardcover
I read Nancy Geary's first novel (*Misfortune*) after friends from the Hamptons (Long Island, where it's set) told me about it. It was great and I've been waiting for this one. *Redemption* is even better, with a clever story, a whodunnit, evocative descriptions of another romantic location, and more of the complex characters Geary creates so well -- children of privilege who are damaged and attractive at the same time.
I REALLY loved it, stayed up late to get the answer, and recommend it as a fun-to-read page turner with characters you'll remember for a long time. Five stars!!!!!
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Geary is gripping
30 Oct 2003
Format:Hardcover
Dont want to spoil the mystery but detective Frances is back better than ever and Geary's writing is gripping and, as before with her last book Misfortune, completely accurate about a social group and a family gone amuck. Hard to put down, the story weaves a tale of horror that does not resort to the typical grizzly of some murder stories but rather relies on the complexities of human psychology. GREAT read, should be made into a movie.Miramax, check it out
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
redemption
28 Aug 2003
Format:Hardcover
i loved the second of nancy geary's books. it was even better than the first, misfortune. i read the book in a long weekend as i could not put it down. you feel for frances. death is sad but to have 2 people you know murdered in your lifetime is beyond what most of us could comprehend. memories we all have as a child are not all they seemed to be when you look back or, when you try to go back as an adult. all of us have had a happy memory smashed just like frances. the details in the book about the murder scene and suspects could only come from someone who has once worked in a profession that has dealt with the darker side of life. i loved redemption and canot wait for the third of nancy geary's books. thank you nancy geary for a wonderful book.
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