Desire Lines: A Novel (1999) (edit title/settings)

Shelfari approved its own request to combine 2 books, including Desire Lines: A Novel, Wednesday, March 2, 2011.

Shelfari submitted a request to combine 2 books, including Desire Lines: A Novel, Wednesday, March 2, 2011.

Jessica A edited the memorable quotes of Desire Lines: A Novel Thursday, September 23, 2010.

• Added a quotation: “She watches the rain falling in heavy sheets against the tall window. It's like being at a laundromat, she thinks, or a car wash. She remember going through the care wash at the Texaco station on Hammond Street with her father when she was a little girl--how frightened she was at first, and then how thrilled when she realized she was safe, the raging storm couldn't reach her. And soon they'd be back out in the sunshine, clean and dry. Lulled by the rain, Kathryn drifts to sleep in Jack's arms. She doesn't stir until the first faint light of morning tints the sky.”

Shelfari edited the subjects of Desire Lines: A Novel Wednesday, March 3, 2010.

• Added the subject: Subjects > Mystery & Thrillers > Mystery > Women Sleuths
• Added the subject: Subjects > Mystery & Thrillers > Thrillers > Suspense
• Added the subject: Subjects > Literature & Fiction > World Literature > United States
• Added the subject: Subjects > Literature & Fiction > Contemporary

Shelfari edited the first edition of Desire Lines: A Novel Sunday, February 7, 2010.

• changed the language: English
• changed the publisher: William Morrow
• changed the publication date: 1999
• changed the ISBN: 0688151078
• changed the page count: 320

Shelfari edited the description of Desire Lines: A Novel Saturday, August 22, 2009.

• Desire Lines is a taut, penetrating new novel filled with psychological suspense, sensitivity, and emotional complexity by the critically acclaimed author of Sweet Water. On the night of her high school graduation in 1986, Kathryn Campbell's best friend, Jennifer, vanished without a trace. It's been ten years since then, but Kathryn still feels the conspicuous void in her life--- and the nagging, guilty sense that she has failed her friend. When a divorce sends Kathryn reeling back to the Maine town where she grew up, the young journalist finds herself face-to-face with her past. At twenty-eight, she's been living for far too long on memories and questions; now she needs to take a hard look at her own life at the same time that she is delving into the mystery of what happened to her friend. As she explores the seemingly random series of events that led up to Jennifer's disappearance, a pattern slowly begins to take shape. All the puzzle pieces are at her fingertips--it's a matter of whether Kathryn can put them together in a way that makes sense. As she faces her own fear and grief, she is finally able to come to terms with the ways in which the loss of her friend has shaped her life and the lives of those who knew her. In the process, Kathryn realizes that if she is ever going to understand the circumstances of Jennifer's disappearance, she is going to have to expose herself to the same risks and dangers. Ultimately, Kathryn's quest to find out the truth becomes a quest to save her own life as she races against time to keep Jennifer's fate from becoming hers. Desire Lines is a remarkable novel about friendship, memory, loss, and resurrection. Desire Lines is a taut, penetrating new novel filled with psychological suspense, sensitivity, and emotional complexity by the critically acclaimed author of Sweet Water. On the night of her high school graduation in 1986, Kathryn Campbell's best friend, Jennifer, vanished without a trace. It's been ten years since then, but Kathryn still feels the conspicuous void in her life--- and the nagging, guilty sense that she has failed her friend. When a divorce sends Kathryn reeling back to the Maine town where she grew up, the young journalist finds herself face-to-face with her past. At twenty-eight, she's been living for far too long on memories and questions; now she needs to take a hard look at her own life at the same time that she is delving into the mystery of what happened to her friend. As she explores the seemingly random series of events that led up to Jennifer's disappearance, a pattern slowly begins to take shape. All the puzzle pieces are at her fingertips--it's a matter of whether Kathryn can put them together in a way that makes sense. As she faces her own fear and grief, she is finally able to come to terms with the ways in which the loss of her friend has shaped her life and the lives of those who knew her. In the process, Kathryn realizes that if she is ever going to understand the circumstances of Jennifer's disappearance, she is going to have to expose herself to the same risks and dangers. Ultimately, Kathryn's quest to find out the truth becomes a quest to save her own life as she races against time to keep Jennifer's fate from becoming hers. Desire Lines is a remarkable novel about friendship, memory, loss, and resurrection.

Shelfari edited the contributors of Desire Lines: A Novel Friday, July 24, 2009.

• Added a contributor: Christina Baker Kline: (Primary Author)