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Jan 1, 2001 · 98,680 ratings4,972 reviews. A pilot's wife is taught to be prepared for the late-night knock at the door. But when Kathryn Lyons receives word that a plane flown by her husband, Jack, has exploded near the coast of Ireland, she confronts the unfathomable-one startling revelation at a time.
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Reading Anita Shreve's novel The Pilot's Wife is like unraveling a thread. From the moment Kathryn Lyons answers the late-night knock at her door, she and the reader are set upon a course that eventually reveals that the life Kathryn thought was one way was really another. Kathryn is married to Jack, a pilot on the Boston-London run.
A collection of stories that weave themselves around the idea of love---love to seek and love to flee; love as desire, as guilt, as confusion or self-betrayal; love as habit, as affair, and as life-changing rebellion. Reviews of The Pilot's Wife by Anita Shreve, plus links to a book excerpt from The Pilot's Wife and author biography of Anita ...
Reviews 42% Audience Score 100+ Ratings A woman (Christine Lahti) discovers her husband (John Heard) was leading a double life after he dies in a plane explosion near Ireland. Read More Read Less...
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Mar 31, 1999 · Review. The Pilot's Wife. by Anita Shreve. At 3:24 AM on a cold December morning, Kathryn Lyons' life changed forever. Awakened by a knock on her door, she soon learns that a plane, piloted by her husband, has crashed off the coast of Ireland. Her husband, along with 103 other people, died in the accident.
The Pilot's Wife. by Anita Shreve. Critics' Opinion: Readers' Opinion: First Published: Mar 1999, 293 pages. Paperback: Mar 1999, 293 pages. Genres. Rate this book. Buy This Book. About this Book. Summary. Excerpt. Reading Guide. Reviews. BookBrowse. Media Reviews. Reader Reviews. Page 1 of 5.
