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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher
Ballantine Books
Publication date
January 1, 2003
Pages
357
Binding
Hardcover
Edition
1
Book category
Adult Fiction
ISBN-13
9780345450906
ISBN-10
0345450906
Dimensions
1.12 by 6.50 by 9.50 in.
Weight
1.35 lbs.
Availability§
Publisher Out of Stock Indefinitely
Original list price
$23.95
§As reported by publisher
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Summaries and Reviews
Summary
After writing a story about her late mother, Katherine Morrissey, that includes a dark Irish fairy tale told to her by her mother, Iris Greenfeder returns her childhood home at the remote Hotel Equinox in the Catskills, intending to write her mother's biography and search for a long-lost manuscript written by Katherine, only to stumble into the middle of a haunting mystery. 50,000 first printing.
Amazon.com description: Product Description: On the heels of her mesmerizing bestseller, The Lake of Dead Languages, Carol Goodman has written a brooding, captivating novel that skillfully weaves fairy tale themes into a modern web of intrigue. It is a novel about the secrets mothers keep, and the daughters who must live in their shadows.
Iris Greenfeder, ABD (All But Dissertation) has just turned forty, lives in Manhattan, and works three teaching jobs to support herself. Recently sheâs felt that the âbutsâ are taking over her life: all but published, all but a professor, all but married (to Jack, her boyfriend of ten years). Yet the sudden impulse to write a story about her mother leads to a shot at literary success. The piece recounts an eerie Irish fairy tale her mother used to tell her at bedtimeâand nestled inside is the sad story of her motherâs death. . .
More than fifty years ago, Irisâs mother, Katherine Morrissey, arrived at the Catskillsâ grand Hotel Equinox penniless, with almost no belongings. Kay was hired as a maid but refused to speak of her past or her family. One year later, she married Ben Greenfeder, the hotelâs manager. During the hotelâs off-season, Kay wrote the first two fantasy novels of a planned trilogy. There never was a third book. When Iris was nine, her mother left one day for a writerâs conferenceâand never came back. Kay died that very night in a hotel fire on Coney Island, registered as another manâs wife.
Now Hedda Wolfe, Kayâs former literary agent, has a proposal: If Iris will return to the Hotel Equinox where she grew up, research her motherâs life, and find the third and final manuscript that Hedda is convinced exists, then she can guarantee Iris a huge advance to write her motherâs biography.
Transfixed by the notion of a third book, Iris believes that it will hold clues to the mysteries of Kayâs lifeâand death. But as she begins to peer into the thicket of her motherâs hidden world, stinging revelations leave Iris with new questions. When a deadly âaccidentâ befalls the one man who could shed some light on Kay, it becomes clear that Iris is not alone in her deep interest in her motherâs pastâor in her search for a lost manuscript that might hold more secrets than she ever expected.
Humming with tension, awash in atmosphere, and rich in plot, The Seduction of Water is a remarkable and unique combination of lyrical traditions and thrilling suspenseâmarking Carol Goodman as a modern master of gripping fiction.
Iris Greenfeder, ABD (All But Dissertation) has just turned forty, lives in Manhattan, and works three teaching jobs to support herself. Recently sheâs felt that the âbutsâ are taking over her life: all but published, all but a professor, all but married (to Jack, her boyfriend of ten years). Yet the sudden impulse to write a story about her mother leads to a shot at literary success. The piece recounts an eerie Irish fairy tale her mother used to tell her at bedtimeâand nestled inside is the sad story of her motherâs death. . .
More than fifty years ago, Irisâs mother, Katherine Morrissey, arrived at the Catskillsâ grand Hotel Equinox penniless, with almost no belongings. Kay was hired as a maid but refused to speak of her past or her family. One year later, she married Ben Greenfeder, the hotelâs manager. During the hotelâs off-season, Kay wrote the first two fantasy novels of a planned trilogy. There never was a third book. When Iris was nine, her mother left one day for a writerâs conferenceâand never came back. Kay died that very night in a hotel fire on Coney Island, registered as another manâs wife.
Now Hedda Wolfe, Kayâs former literary agent, has a proposal: If Iris will return to the Hotel Equinox where she grew up, research her motherâs life, and find the third and final manuscript that Hedda is convinced exists, then she can guarantee Iris a huge advance to write her motherâs biography.
Transfixed by the notion of a third book, Iris believes that it will hold clues to the mysteries of Kayâs lifeâand death. But as she begins to peer into the thicket of her motherâs hidden world, stinging revelations leave Iris with new questions. When a deadly âaccidentâ befalls the one man who could shed some light on Kay, it becomes clear that Iris is not alone in her deep interest in her motherâs pastâor in her search for a lost manuscript that might hold more secrets than she ever expected.
Humming with tension, awash in atmosphere, and rich in plot, The Seduction of Water is a remarkable and unique combination of lyrical traditions and thrilling suspenseâmarking Carol Goodman as a modern master of gripping fiction.
Editions
Hardcover
from Thorndike Pr (January 1, 2004)
9780786251841 | details & prices | List price $29.95
About: After writing a story about her late mother, Iris Greenfeder returns to her childhood home at the remote Hotel Equinox in the Catskills, intending to write her mother's biography, only to stumble into the middle of a haunting mystery.
About: After writing a story about her late mother, Iris Greenfeder returns to her childhood home at the remote Hotel Equinox in the Catskills, intending to write her mother's biography, only to stumble into the middle of a haunting mystery.
Large print edition from Wheeler Pub Inc (April 1, 2003)
9781587244216 | details & prices | 578 pages | 6.25 × 9.25 × 1.25 in. | 1.85 lbs | List price $29.95
About: After writing a story about her late mother, Iris Greenfeder returns to her childhood home at the remote Hotel Equinox in the Catskills, intending to write her mother's biography, only to stumble into the middle of a haunting mystery.
About: After writing a story about her late mother, Iris Greenfeder returns to her childhood home at the remote Hotel Equinox in the Catskills, intending to write her mother's biography, only to stumble into the middle of a haunting mystery.
The price comparison is for this edition
1 edition from Ballantine Books (January 1, 2003)
9780345450906 | details & prices | 357 pages | 6.50 × 9.50 × 1.12 in. | 1.35 lbs | List price $23.95
About: After writing a story about her late mother, Iris Greenfeder returns to her childhood home at the remote Hotel Equinox in the Catskills, intending to write her mother's biography, only to stumble into the middle of a haunting mystery.
About: After writing a story about her late mother, Iris Greenfeder returns to her childhood home at the remote Hotel Equinox in the Catskills, intending to write her mother's biography, only to stumble into the middle of a haunting mystery.
Paperback
Reprint edition from Ballantine Books (December 1, 2003)
9780345450913 | details & prices | 367 pages | 5.50 × 8.25 × 1.00 in. | 0.70 lbs | List price $13.95
About: After writing a story about her late mother, Iris Greenfeder returns to her childhood home at the remote Hotel Equinox in the Catskills, intending to write her mother's biography, only to stumble into the middle of a haunting mystery.
About: After writing a story about her late mother, Iris Greenfeder returns to her childhood home at the remote Hotel Equinox in the Catskills, intending to write her mother's biography, only to stumble into the middle of a haunting mystery.
CD/Spoken Word
With Christine Marshall (other contributor) |
Unabridged edition from Chivers Sound Library (January 1, 2003)
9780792728382 | details & prices | 7.00 × 6.50 × 1.25 in. | 1.05 lbs | List price $55.95
About: For Iris Greenfeder--all but published, all but a professor, and all but married to her boyfriend of ten years--the sudden impulse to write a story about her mother, Katherine, leads to a shot at literary success.
About: For Iris Greenfeder--all but published, all but a professor, and all but married to her boyfriend of ten years--the sudden impulse to write a story about her mother, Katherine, leads to a shot at literary success.
With Christine Marshall (other contributor) |
Mp3 edition from Chivers Sound Library (January 1, 2003)
9780792727934 | details & prices | 6.75 × 6.50 × 1.00 in. | 0.50 lbs | List price $34.95
Cassette/Spoken Word
With Christine Marshall (other contributor) |
Unabridged edition from Chivers Sound Library (January 1, 2003)
9780792728399 | details & prices | 5.25 × 8.75 × 2.25 in. | 0.60 lbs | List price $84.95
About: Many years ago, Iris Greenfeder's mother disappeared.
About: Many years ago, Iris Greenfeder's mother disappeared.
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