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#Giveaway Interview THE DAYLIGHT MARRIAGE by Heidi Pitlor @HeidiPitlor @AlgonquinBooks 1.18

January 10, 2016 By Mary 15 Comments

The Daylight Marriage by Heidi Pitlor
ISBN: 1616205318
Published by Algonquin Books on January 5th 2016
Pages: 272
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Hannah was tall and graceful, naturally pretty, spirited and impulsive, the upper-class young woman who picked, of all men, Lovell---the introverted climate scientist who thought he could change the world if he could just get everyone to listen to reason. After a magical honeymoon, they settled in the suburbs to raise their two children.
But over the years, Lovell and Hannah’s conversations have become charged with resentments and unspoken desires. She has become withdrawn. His work affords him a convenient distraction. And then, after one explosive argument, Hannah vanishes.
For the first time, Lovell is forced to examine the trajectory of his marriage through the lens of memory. As he tries to piece together what happened to his wife--and to their life together--readers follow Hannah on that single day when a hasty decision proves irrevocable.
With haunting intensity, a seamless balance of wit and heartbreak, and the emotional acuity that author Heidi Pitlor brings to every page, The Daylight Marriage mines the dark and delicate nature of a marriage.

“A page-turning exploration of unexpressed love and unnecessary loss. Riveting and heartbreaking.” —GERALDINE BROOKS, author of Caleb’s Crossing

“In The Daylight Marriage, there are two mysteries--the whereabouts of a missing woman and the vagaries of the human heart. Heidi Pitlor explores both of these enigmas with equal mastery, merging a shocking crime story with an incisive portrait of a failed marriage. The result is a novel that is fast-moving, emotionally complex, and ultimately heartbreaking.” —Tom Perrotta, author of Nine Inches

“Pitlor brings forth the emotions that surge beneath the surface with the precision and power of a conductor . . . This powerful analysis of how dreams become nightmares will make readers want to hold their loved ones close.” —Booklist, starred review

About the Author

Heidi Pitlor grew up in Concord, Massachusetts, and got her BA at McGill University and her MFA at Emerson College in Boston. She was a senior editor at Houghton Mifflin Harcourt for nine years before she became the series editor of The Best American Short Stories. She has worked with Salman Rushdie, Alice Sebold, Richard Russo, Elizabeth Strout, and others. She is the author of the novel The Birthdays and her fiction and essays have appeared in Ploughshares, the Huffington Post, and Labor Day: True Stories by Today’s Best Women Writers. In Fall 2015, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt will publish 100 Years of the Best American Short Stories, which she coedited with Lorrie Moore. Heidi lives outside Boston with her husband and twin son and daughter.
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PLEASE WELCOME HEIDI TO BOOKHOUNDS!

  1. What is on your nightstand?

Purity by Jonathan Franzen and The Children’s Act, by Ian McEwan. Also on my nightstand is a stack of literary journals that I read for my day job as the series editor of The Best American Short Stories. And by stack I mean perilous, towering, ceiling-high, Jenga-like structure of magazines and journals that publish American short fiction

  1. What author would you totally fan girl?

I might fan girl Virginia Woolf. Also Tina Fey.

  1. What makes you cringe?

Things that make me cringe: humble-bragging, purple prose, artisanal anything.

  1. Do you obsessively plot out each point or just go with the flow?

I am not a plotter. I wander blindly into each new novel and fumble around until I can find the hallways and doors. It’s an inefficient way to work, but the only one, I find,  that leads me to organically create tension and conflict.

  1. Is there a word you love to use?

I like simple words that feel translucent to me and bring the reader closer to the material, the characters: he said, we went, she looked. To me, writing these very basic words usually means that something is happening in the story and that I’m not hiding behind language right then.

 

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Comments

  1. Angela T says

    January 10, 2016 at 10:36 pm

    I’m currently reading The Passenger by Lisa Lutz

    Reply
  2. lorrainereads – okay ill say i might have an obsession with books. I usually lean more towards sci?fi but i will read anything if I'm not catching up on my favorite trashy reality tv. Guilty pleasures are never easy to admit. But ill just admit right now I love those drug store romance novels they are always so predictable but i dont care they are a feel good type of book that never really let you down. Thats all i will say for now.
    Lorraine Duran says

    January 10, 2016 at 11:58 pm

    I am currently reading Passenger by Alexandra Bracken.

    Reply
  3. anne says

    January 11, 2016 at 8:13 am

    I am reading The Book of Lost and Found.

    Reply
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    kim amundsen says

    January 11, 2016 at 9:33 am

    When secrets sleep by marta perry

    Reply
  5. carol L – New Jersey – Love books and reading. Antiquing,Estate sales and flea markets are a favorite pastime of mine as well. But books and reading are an addiction.
    Carol L says

    January 11, 2016 at 11:46 am

    I’m finishing up The Edge of Lost by Kristina McMorris. An incredible story.
    The Daylight Marriage sounds like an intense and emotional read that I’m looking forward to.
    Thanks for the chance.
    Carol L
    Lucky4750 (at) aol (dot) com

    Reply
  6. Margie says

    January 11, 2016 at 2:15 pm

    I am currently reading The Beach House by Jane Green.
    Thanks for the giveaway.

    Reply
  7. Linda Kish
    Linda Kish says

    January 11, 2016 at 2:46 pm

    I am reading Triplets Under the Tree.

    Reply
  8. bn100 says

    January 11, 2016 at 8:31 pm

    nothing now

    Reply
  9. taswmom
    TaswMom says

    January 11, 2016 at 11:02 pm

    Fun reading. A book about hair loss in women, and how to try to stop it.

    Reply
  10. tracee says

    January 14, 2016 at 9:12 am

    Meet My Beet. Its a cute little book with some yummy looking recipes.
    PS
    what is purple prose?

    Reply
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    Patricia says

    January 15, 2016 at 2:32 pm

    Bad English by Ammon Shea

    Reply
  12. Milena says

    January 16, 2016 at 1:35 pm

    I just finished The Dirt on Ninth Grave by Darynda Jones

    Reply
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    missy ellis says

    January 17, 2016 at 10:04 pm

    the 5th wave

    Reply
  14. Kimberly V
    Kimberly V says

    January 18, 2016 at 4:13 am

    I’m reading The Darkest Minds by Alexandra Bracken.

    Reply
  15. Betty W says

    January 18, 2016 at 6:51 am

    One Step Too Far by Tina Seskis. Thank you for the chance!

    Reply

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