Midnight Champagne
by A. Manette Ansay
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good+/Good+
- ISBN 10
- 0688152449
- ISBN 13
- 9780688152444
- Seller
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About This Item
Meanwhile, at the nearby Hideaway Lodge, a domestic quarrel ends in tragedy. As April and Caleb's life together begins full of promise, death parts another man and woman in angry violence; as the two stories gradually intersect, their juxtaposition explores the tangled roots of vulnerability and desire.
By the time the last polka has been danced and the bouquet tossed, Midnight Champagne has cast an extraordinary, haunting spell. From its opening epigraph from Chekhov -- "If you fear loneliness, then marriage is not for you" -- to its final moments in the honeymoon suite, this wonderful novel weaves tenderness and fury, longing and betrayal into a startling, fresh tapestry of love in all its paradox and power.
Synopsis
April Liesgang and Caleb Shannon have known each other for just three short months, so their Valentine's Day wedding at a chapel near the shores of Lake Michigan has both families in an uproar. As the festivities unfold (and the cash bar opens), everyone has an opinion and a lively prediction about April and Caleb's union, each the reflection of a different marital experience.Meanwhile, at the nearby Hideaway Lodge, a domestic quarrel ends in tragedy. As April and Caleb's life together begins, death parts another man and woman in angry violence -- and as the two stories gradually intersect, their juxtaposition explores the tangled roots of vulnerability and desire.By the time the last polka has been danced and the bouquet tossed, Midnight Champagne has cast an extraordinary spell. From the novel's opening epigraph from Chekhov -- "If you fear loneliness, then marriage is not for you" -- to its final moments in the honeymoon suite, A. Manette Ansay weaves tenderness and fury, passion and wonder into a startling tapestry of love in all its paradox and power.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Lemolo Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1767
- Title
- Midnight Champagne
- Author
- A. Manette Ansay
- Format/Binding
- Book VG, DJ black so scuff marks, no rips
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good+
- Jacket Condition
- Good+
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0688152449
- ISBN 13
- 9780688152444
- Publisher
- William Morrow
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1999
- Pages
- 240
- Keywords
- funny, sad engaging, midwest, love, family
- Bookseller catalogs
- Fiction Books;