by Anita Shreve · Abacus · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780349116297
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«All He Ever Wanted» is the novel by Anita Shreve, published by Abacus in paperback (352 pages, in English).
A man who escapes a hotel fire meets a woman under a tree; that encounter marks him forever. Years later, on a train, he recalls his obsession with her: the courtship, the marriage, and the unforgivable act that broke his family. The story spans 1899 to 1933 and explores marriage, betrayal, and redemption.
Originally published in 2003, it was nominated for the Romantic Times Reviewers' Choice Award for best historical saga.
For readers of romantic and historical fiction; also a common choice for book clubs.
Anita Hale Shreve was an American writer, chiefly known for her novels. One of her first published stories, Past the Island, Drifting, was awarded an O. Henry Prize in 1976.
