Friday, November 21, 2008

*TESTIMONY* by Anita Shreve


At a New England boarding school, a sex scandal is about to break. Even more shocking than the sexual acts themselves is the fact that they were caught on videotape. A Pandora's box of revelations, the tape triggers a chorus of voices--those of the men, women, teenagers, and parents involved in the scandal--that details the ways in which lives can be derailed or destroyed in one foolish moment.Writing with a pace and intensity surpassing even her own greatest work, Anita Shreve delivers in TESTIMONY a gripping emotional drama with the impact of a thriller. No one more compellinglyexplores the dark impulses that sway the lives of seeming innocents, the needs and fears that drive ordinary men and women into intolerable dilemmas, and the ways in which our best intentions can lead to our worst transgressions.
****Rate this one 4/5. Anita Shreve is back. I was not overly impressed with her last two books, but this one redeems her as a good writer in my opinion. It is a story that is fast moving, told from almost every angle, allowing the reader to form their own opinion as to the 'guilty' party. I loved it!!!