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The Edge of Heaven
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Acclaimed author Marita Golden's fourth novel-set in contemporary Washington, D.C.-explores the deep and sometimes unresolvable issues that stretch the delicate weave of family relationships almost beyond endurance.
Golden is a writer who is "at her best as she explores the complex relationship between commitment to one's family and one's self" (USA Today). In her novel, The Edge of Heaven, Golden has fashioned a deceptively simple story of a family whose lives have been shattered by a single moment of angry carelessness. Through the eyes of Teresa Singletary, a twenty-year-old college student with a seemingly insupportable emotional burden; her father, Ryland; and her mother, Lena-whose return to her own mother's home has precipitated a reckoning with Teresa-we share the pain they each undergo as they struggle to reconcile their differences.
With a rich and mature style, Golden uses her considerable talents-"her supple prose, convincing dialogue, and brisk pacing" (Cleveland Plain Dealer) -to grab your heart. As Teresa comes to terms with the complexities of an adult life, her inner strength and maturity assure us that her future will be bright.
