NewYorkTimesEditors’ChoiceUSATODAYBestsellerA“beautifullywritten“(AnthonyDoerr,PulitzerPrize-winningauthorofAlltheLightWeCannotSee)debutnovelofmarriage,motherhood,metamorphosis,andlettinggo,thisintergenerationallovestorybeginswithnewlywedsWrenandherhusband,Lewis--amanwho,overthecourseofninemonths,transformsintoagreatwhiteshark.ForLewisandWren,theirfirstyearofmarriageisalsotheirlast.Afewweeksaftertheirwedding,Lewisreceivesararediagnosis.Hewillretainmostofhisconsciousness,memories,andintellect,buthisphysicalbodywillgraduallyturnintoagreatwhiteshark.AsLewisdevelopsthefeaturesandimpulsesofoneofthemostpredatorycreaturesintheocean,hiscomplicatedartist’sheartstrugglestomakepeacewithhisunfulfilleddreams.Atfirst,Wreninternallyresistsherhusband’sfate.IsthereawayforthemtobetogetherafterLewischanges?Then,aglimpseofLewis’sdevelopingcarnivorousnatureactivateslong-repressedmemoriesforWren,whosestoryvacillatesbetweenherchildhoodlivingonahouseboatinOklahoma,hertimewithhercollegeex-girlfriend,andherunusualfriendshipwithawomanpregnantwithtwinbirds.Woventhroughoutthis“heart-wringing“(AdamRoberts,internationallybestsellingauthorofSalt)novelisthestoryofWren’smother,Angela,whobecomespregnantwithWrenatfifteeninanabusiverelationshipamidstherparents’crumblingmarriage.Inthepresent,allofWren’sgriefeventuallycollides,andsheisforcedtomakeanimpossiblechoice.Asweepinglovestorythatisatoncelyricalandfunny,airyandvisceral,SharkHeartisanunforgettable,gorgeousnovelaboutlife’sperennialquestions,thefragilityofmemories,findingjoyamidstgrief,andcreatingameaningfullife.Thisdaringdebutmarksthearrivalofawildlytalentednewwriteraboundingwithoriginality,humor,andheart.
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