Book #102109

Skeleton-In-Waiting

Peter Dickinson

Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Fine in Fine dust jacket
Edition: First American Edition
Publisher: New York: Pantheon, 1989.

Price: $40.00



In this beautifully written novel, Dickinson weaves a dark and suspenseful tale of love and loss. Set in the remote, snow-capped mountains of New Hampshire, Skeleton-In-Waiting tells the story of a young couple, Nathan and Tessa, who have been married for two years and are expecting their first child. Tessa is pregnant, but on the night of Nathan's birthday, she goes into labor and delivers a stillborn baby. Devastated by the loss, Nathan begins to drink heavily, and the couple's relationship begins to unravel. Tessa starts to see Nathan as a threat to her own safety and begins to stay away from home. Nathan's drinking takes its toll on him, and he eventually dies of a heart attack. Tessa is left to pick up the pieces of her shattered life.; 8vo; $6.00.