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Simon & Schuster
November 2012
On Sale: October 23, 2012
288 pages
ISBN: 1451656939
EAN: 9781451656930
Kindle: B005GG0LJS
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Fiction Family Life
Carry the One begins in the hours following Carmen’s
wedding reception, when a car filled with stoned, drunk, and
sleepy guests accidentally hits and kills a girl on a dark
country road. For the next twenty-five years, those
involved, including Carmen and her brother and sister, craft
their lives in response to this single tragic moment. As one
character says, “When you add us up, you always have to
carry the one.” Through friendships and love affairs; marriage and divorce;
parenthood, holidays, and the modest calamities and triumphs
of ordinary days, Carry the One shows how one life
affects another and how those who thrive and those who
self-destruct are closer to each other than we’d expect. As they seek redemption through addiction, social justice,
and art, Anshaw’s characters reflect our deepest pain and
longings, our joys, and our transcendent moments of
understanding. This wise, wry, and erotically charged novel
derives its power and appeal from the author’s exquisite use
of language; her sympathy for her recognizable, very flawed
characters; and her persuasive belief in the transforming
forces of time and love.
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