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A Ship Made of Paper (Paperback)
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Description
Daniel Emerson lives with Kate Ellis, and he is like a father to her daughter, Ruby. But he cannot control his desire for Iris Davenport, the African-American woman whose son is Ruby's best friend. During a freak October blizzard, Daniel is stranded at Iris's house, and they begin a sexual liaison that eventually imperils all their relationships, Daniel's profession, their children's well-being, their own race-blindness, and their view of themselves as essentially good people.
About the Author
Scott Spencer is the author of nine previous novels, including A Ship Made of Paper, Waking the Dead, and the international bestseller Endless Love. He has written for Rolling Stone, the New York Times, The New Yorker, GQ, and Harper’s, and has taught writing at Columbia University, the University of Iowa Writers’ Workshop, Williams College, and for the Bard Prison Initiative. He lives in Rhinebeck, New York.
Praise for A Ship Made of Paper…
“Here’s a love story that you can recommend, without blushing, to other adults.”
-Chicago Sun-Times
Scott Spencer has a genius for observing dramatic everyday moments.
-Francine Prose
The beauty of this novel lies not only in the telling but in its commitment to the passionate life.
-Newsweek
A Ship Made of Paper is an engagingly written, wickedly insightful, and passionate novel about desire, race, and fate.
-Oscar Hijuelos
“Spencer is a magnificent writer.”
-Anne Tyler
“A searching study of the chaotic side of love.”
-People
“A Ship Made of Paper” rocks with suspense and daring.
-Salon.com
