04535cam a2200721 4500 1269603832 TxAuBib 20240510120000.0 ||||||s2023||||||||||||||||||||||||und|u 9781668006511 1668006510 B0BHTPP89B Amazon 521d0d5b-fd41-4841-adc7-1dd0ef82fca1 OverDrive (Reserve ID) 9313166 OverDrive (Product ID) TxAuBib Habeck, Emily. Shark Heart [Libby] : A Love Story. S&S/ Marysue Rucci Books, 2023. relationships. metamorphosis. experimental. Oklahoma. marriage. Forgiveness. womens fiction. Divorce. Psychological. Love stories. grief. intergenerational. dallas. lyrical. Mothers and daughters. great white shark. Texas. holiday gifts. female authors. mothers day. summer books. fabulism. gifts for book lovers. gifts for mom. books about motherhood. gifts for her. surrealist fiction. books about marriage. holiday gift ideas. summer fiction. woman authors. modern love stories. book gifts for her. Format: OverDrive Adobe EPUB eBook, Filesize: 5862kB. Format: OverDrive Kindle Book. Format: OverDrive OverDrive Read. Fantasy. Fiction. Literature. HTML:<b>A <i>New York Times</i> Editors' Choice</b><br /> <b>A <i>USA TODAY</i> Bestseller</b><br /> <b>A <i>Booklist</i> Editor's Choice</b><br /> <b>A <i>Goodreads</i> Choice Award Nominee</b><br /> <br /> <b>A "beautifully written" (Anthony Doerr, Pulitzer Prize–winning author of <i>All the Light We Cannot See</i>) debut novel of marriage, motherhood, metamorphosis, and letting go, this intergenerational love story begins with newlyweds Wren and her husband, Lewis—a man who, over the course of nine months, transforms into a great white shark.</b><br /> For Lewis and Wren, their first year of marriage is also their last. A few weeks after their wedding, Lewis receives a rare diagnosis. He will retain most of his consciousness, memories, and intellect, but his physical body will gradually turn into a great white shark. As Lewis develops the features and impulses of one of the most predatory creatures in the ocean, his complicated artist's heart struggles to make peace with his unfulfilled dreams.<br /> <br /> At first, Wren internally resists her husband's fate. Is there a way for them to be together after Lewis changes? Then, a glimpse of Lewis's developing carnivorous nature activates long-repressed memories for Wren, whose story vacillates between her childhood living on a houseboat in Oklahoma, her time with her college ex-girlfriend, and her unusual friendship with a woman pregnant with twin birds. Woven throughout this "heart-wringing" (Adam Roberts, internationally bestselling author of <i>Salt</i>) novel is the story of Wren's mother, Angela, who becomes pregnant with Wren at fifteen in an abusive relationship amidst her parents' crumbling marriage. In the present, all of Wren's grief eventually collides, and she is forced to make an impossible choice.<br /> <br /> A sweeping love story that is at once lyrical and funny, airy and visceral, <i>Shark Heart</i> is an unforgettable, gorgeous novel about life's perennial questions, the fragility of memories, finding joy amidst grief, and creating a meaningful life. This daring debut marks the arrival of a wildly talented new writer abounding with originality, humor, and heart. Media Type: eBook. Importer Version: 2014-01-08.01 Import Date: 2024-05-10 20:00:03. https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=521d0d5b-fd41-4841-adc7-1dd0ef82fca1&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (Adobe EPUB eBook) https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=521d0d5b-fd41-4841-adc7-1dd0ef82fca1&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (Kindle Book) https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=521d0d5b-fd41-4841-adc7-1dd0ef82fca1&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (OverDrive Read)