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Chatter

A Novel

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By Perrin Ireland

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Michael and Sarah’s marriage is already in trouble. But the revelation that Michael has a daughter he’s never mentioned—and only just met—pushes their relationship to the breaking point. His secrecy about the past, his compulsion to visit his ex-lover, and the sudden presence of his beautiful, grown daughter in their lives drives Sarah to search for the truth—a search that takes her from Washington, D.C., to Latin America.

Chatter is a snapshot of a marriage taken against the landscape of our frenetic culture, where invasive news reports, overheard conversations, and screaming headlines punctuate our days. Its dead-on dialogue captures the collapse of communication and the tension created when discussions go unfinished and questions go unanswered.

Balancing humor and terror, Ireland brilliantly depicts the elusiveness of security—globally and in our own homes—and the longing to find that safe place in a loved one’s arms.

  • "[A] humor-terror nexus that Ireland so charmingly brings to life"—New York Times Book Review

On Sale
Oct 23, 2007
Page Count
245 pages
Publisher
Algonquin Books
ISBN-13
9781565127142

Perrin Ireland

Perrin Ireland

About the Author

Perrin Ireland is the author of the critically acclaimed novel Ana Imagined. Previously a senior program officer for the National Endowment for the Arts and an associate director for drama and arts for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, she divides her time between Boston, Massachusetts, and Charleston, South Carolina. For more information, see http://www.perrinireland.com.

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