The Life before Her Eyes

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Author

Laura Kasischke

Contributions

Carrington MacDuffie (Narrator) - Contributor

Publication

2007-07-02 - Blackstone Audio Inc.

Language

English

Word Count

50,000 words, Guess

Page Count

200 pages

Physical Format

Audio CD

Identifiers

Open LibraryOL8547085M
ISBN-101433200287
ISBN-139781433200281
LibraryThing57592
Goodreads7174496

and 1 more

OCLC Control Number156791211

Classifications

DDC813/.54
LCCPS3561.A6993 L54 2002

Description

Diana stands before the mirror preening with her best friend, Maureen. Suddenly, a classmate enters holding a gun, and Diana sees her life dance before her eyes. In a moment the future she was just imagining--a doting wife and mother at the age of forty--is sealed by a horrific decision she is forced to make. In prose infused with the dramatically feminine sensuality of spring, we experience seventeen-year-old Diana's uncertain steps into womanhood--her awkward, heated forays into sex; her fresh, fragile construction of an identity. Together with the sights and sounds of renewal, we experience the tasks of Diana's adulthood: protecting her beloved daughter and holding onto her successful husband. An acclaimed writer and poet, Laura Kasischke has crafted a consciousness that encompasses the truth of a teenager's world and the profound transformation of that world at midlife. Resonant and deeply stirring, The Life Before Her Eyes finds piercing beauty in the midst of a nightmare from long ago that echoes like a dirge beneath each new spring.