The River Road: A Novel |
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| Authors: | Osborn, Karen |
| Publisher: | Harper Perennial |
| BISAC/Subject: | FIC000000, FIC044000, FIC028000 |
| ISBN: | 9780062262530, Related ISBNs: 006226253X, 9780060529352, 9780062262530 |
| Classification: | Non-Fiction |
| Number of pages: | 288, |
| Audience: | General/trade |
David and Michael Sanderson are brothers, inseparable since childhood from each other and from their neighbor Kay Richards, a complicated young woman involved in a passionate and obsessive love affair with David. One spring night, while at home on a break from college, the threesome embarks on a night of adventure and experimentation, driving recklessly through the Connecticut Valley. Stopping at the French King Bridge, David -- full of hubris and hallucinogens -- dares to jump, mistakenly believing he'll be able to swim ashore. With this one act, he sets in motion an inexorable chain of events that indelibly alters the lives of everyone involved.
Told through the alternating voices of Kay, Michael, and David's father, Kevin, The River Road is a closely observed and psychologically penetrating narrative of the accusations, murder investigation, and courtroom battle that follow.
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