by Anita Shreve · Editorial Planeta · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788408042310
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«El peso del agua» is the mystery novel by Anita Shreve, published by Editorial Planeta in paperback (235 pages, in Spanish).
Jean, a photographer, travels with her family to Smuttynose, an island in the northeastern United States, to document a double murder that occurred more than a hundred years ago. Through the diary of the only survivor, the investigation awakens echoes of the past and strains her relationship with her husband, in an atmosphere of suspense.
Originally published in English as «The Weight of Water» in 1997, translated by Agustín Vergara. Winner of the Laurence L. & Thomas Winship/PEN New England Award and finalist for the Orange Prize.
For book clubs and readers of contemporary fiction interested in a narrative with historical background.
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.
