The Life Room

By Jill Bialosky

Book Overview

Eleanor Cahn, a professor of literature, wife of a preeminent surgeon, and devoted mother of two, is in Paris to present a paper on Anna Karenina. A chance encounter brings to the surface passions she has suppressed for years. As The Life Room unfolds, we learn the secrets of her erotic past: ethereal William, her high school boyfriend; her role as muse to troubled painter Adam; her marriage to loyal, steady Michael. On her return to New York, Eleanor's charged attraction to another man takes on a life of its own, threatening to destroy everything she has. Jill Bialosky has created a fresh, piercingly real heroine who must choose between responsibility and desire.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0156034328
• ISBN13: 9780156034326
• Release Date: November 2008
• Publisher: Mariner Books
• Length: 352 Pages
• Weight: 0.71 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.3" x 8.0"

Customer Reviews

enchanting

The Life Room is a captivating read. The text is thoughtfully and beautifully written, bringing the novel's main character to life in the readers mind where she will stay long after the book is closed.