Poison
by Susan Fromberg Schaeffer
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The death of flamboyant writer and womanizer Peter Grosvenor sets in motion a series of spiraling events surrounding his legacy and his estate. His bitter third wife, his two children, his sister, his friends, and his would-be biographers are drawn into a maelstrom of intense memories and painful encounters as each of the major players in Peter's life seeks to appropriate Peter's estate for his or her own purposes. As a complex story of passion, jealousy, and loss unfolds, the figures that show more had once blossomed in Peter's presence spin off into their own orbits and turn against one another without the anchor of his charismatic presence. Ultimately, the tragedy and scandal that marred his life cannot be ended even by his death. Susan Fromberg Schaeffer writes with exquisite flavor and measure; character, history, and relationships build into a large, minutely detailed canvas and remind us why she is a master of the epic novel. Reading group guide included. show lessTags
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Though I found many aspects of this novel quite interesting, I felt the overly repetitive, stream of consciousness, multi narrative to be so tedious by page 550, I did not make it to the end..
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Susan Fromberg Schaeffer is a professor at the University of Chicago.
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- Poison
- Original publication date
- 2006
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