Tunnel of Love
A Novel
by Hilma Wolitzer
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Pub Date Jan 29 2013 | Archive Date May 25 2013
Open Road Integrated Media | Open Road
Description
Pregnant, recently widowed, and hoping for transformation, a young woman moves to Los Angeles with her teenage stepdaughter
Linda has known only a few worthwhile men, and the good ones have a nasty habit of dying young. While teaching at the Newark branch of the Fred Astaire Dance Studio she meets Wright, who has a Mustang and a thirteen-year-old daughter, Robin. Soon enough Linda and Wright are married and pregnant, but just six weeks after the wedding he drops dead, leaving Linda with little besides the car and the girl. Unsure what else to do, Linda packs Robin into the Mustang and sets off for Los Angeles, toward a promise of a new and better life.
Robin is surly, cynical, and addicted to junk food—in short, a typical teenager. But as Linda’s pregnancy progresses and they try to make their way in the City of Angels, this unlikely pair will forge an unexpected emotional connection. Hilma Wolitzer’s storytelling recalls the best work of Anne Tyler and Gail Godwin, and her wit shines through in this tale of improbable allegiances and contained grief.
This ebook features an illustrated biography of Hilma Wolitzer, including rare photos and never-before-seen documents from the author’s personal collection.
Linda has known only a few worthwhile men, and the good ones have a nasty habit of dying young. While teaching at the Newark branch of the Fred Astaire Dance Studio she meets Wright, who has a Mustang and a thirteen-year-old daughter, Robin. Soon enough Linda and Wright are married and pregnant, but just six weeks after the wedding he drops dead, leaving Linda with little besides the car and the girl. Unsure what else to do, Linda packs Robin into the Mustang and sets off for Los Angeles, toward a promise of a new and better life.
Robin is surly, cynical, and addicted to junk food—in short, a typical teenager. But as Linda’s pregnancy progresses and they try to make their way in the City of Angels, this unlikely pair will forge an unexpected emotional connection. Hilma Wolitzer’s storytelling recalls the best work of Anne Tyler and Gail Godwin, and her wit shines through in this tale of improbable allegiances and contained grief.
This ebook features an illustrated biography of Hilma Wolitzer, including rare photos and never-before-seen documents from the author’s personal collection.
A Note From the Publisher
Check out Open Road Media's entire Hilma Wolitzer ebook collection, which includes: Silver, Ending, In the Flesh, Tunnel of Love, In the Palomar Arms, and The Company of Writers. All of these titles are available for request on NetGalley, and you can learn more by visiting Wolitzer's Open Road author page at: http://www.openroadmedia.com/hilma-wolitzer.
Advance Praise
"Deftly, quietly, characters milk each other emotionally and physically, yet amid it all some desperately and at times foolishly cling to love."—Kirkus Reviews
"A solid and good-hearted novel."—The New York Times
Available Editions
EDITION | Other Format |
ISBN | 9781453287866 |
PRICE | $14.99 (USD) |