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Scribner
March 2011
On Sale: March 8, 2011
304 pages ISBN: 1439198306 EAN: 9781439198308 Hardcover
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A sweeping, richly compassionate novel about marriage,
ambition, and the reclaiming of love—by the bestselling
novelist and cofounder of Narrative magazine. Many love stories end in marriage; rare is the love story
that begins with one—already promised, already worn. Set in
San Francisco during the first year of Obama’s presidency,
Three Stages of Amazement deftly charts the struggles and
triumphs of Lena Rusch and her husband Charlie Pepper, still
believe they can have it all--sex, love, marriage, children,
career, brilliance. But life delivers surprises and tests--a
stillborn child, an economic crash, a ruthless business
rival and the attentions of an old lover. Touched by tragedy
and by ordinary hopes unmet, Lena and Charlie must face, for
the first time in their lives, real limitation. Fifteen years after her stunning debut, Rise the Euphrates,
Carol Edgarian has created a panoramic and deeply moving
story about business and family and the demands of love in
our time. She takes readers on a spellbinding journey inside
America today, with an unforgettable cast of characters
including Cal Rusch, Lena’s uncle, a Silicon Valley titan,
and Ivy, his socialite wife, who engender complication in
the lives of all the people they touch: their grown
children, business partners, friends, the servants and
workers upon whom the glamorous life depends--and Lena,
whose quest for grace is the pulse of this gorgeous novel. As Lena and Charlie, Ivy and Cal, face the temptations of
their youth and the fantasy of the redo, they discover that
real life is the ultimate challenge. Told with eloquence and
compassion, Three Stages of Amazement is a true thriller of
the heart, a riveting story about confronting adversity,
gaining wisdom, and finding great love.
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