Book description
In Gatestown, Texas, twenty-nine-year-old Karen awaits her execution on
Death Row. In New York, Franny, a doctor the same age, plans her wedding
and tries to resist the urge to run. In Austin, Celia, a beautiful young
librarian, mourns her lost husband. Over the course of one summer, the
three women's disparate lives intertwine. Karen, Franny and Celia all
struggle to find their place in a world where nothing is sure, as they
move towards one night that will change them all forever. A
heart-stopping page-turner about love and forgiveness, Sleep Toward
Heaven is unforgettable. Praise for Sleep Toward Heaven'Ward's
no-nonsense, unflinching prose and her complex but never confounding
structure make this novel very tough to put down. But her greater
triumph is her ability to humanize all these characters.'Pam Houston,
"O" The Oprah Magazine'It's funny and sad and redemptive. Read
it now. Thank me later.'Jennifer Weiner, the New York Times bestselling
author of Good in Bed and In Her Shoes'Women's Death Row as you have
never seen it; hauntingly rich, wise and sharply etched.' James
Ellroy'How do we forgive the unforgivable? First-time novelist Ward
explores this question with a delicate blend of compassion, humour and
realism-Her spare but psychologically rich portraits are utterly
convincing.' Publishers Weekly Amanda Eyre Ward was born in New York
City, and graduated from Williams College and the University of Montana.
Her short stories have been published in various literary reviews and
magazines. She lives in Austin, Texas, with her husband, geologist Tip
Meckel. She is a regular contributor to The Austin Chronicle. Sleep
Toward Heaven is her first novel.
