State Of The Union
  • Published: 1 July 2010
  • ISBN: 9781407009506
  • Imprint: Cornerstone Digital
  • Format: EBook
  • Pages: 640

State Of The Union

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1 Jul 2010
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A compelling, gripping novel from the No.1 bestselling author of The Moment and The Pursuit of Happiness.

A compelling, gripping novel from the No.1 bestselling author of The Moment and The Pursuit of Happiness.

Hannah Buchan thinks herself ordinary. She is not the revolutionary child that her painter mother and famous radical father had hoped for. Raised in thecreative chaos of 1960s America, Hannah vows to reject her parents' liberal lifestyle, andsettles instead for typical family life in a nondescript corner of Maine.

But normality isn't quite what Hannah imagined it would to be, and try as she might to fight it, the urge to rebel against the things that hem her in grows ever stronger. Eventually, a series of encounters puts Hannah in an exhilarating but dangerous position - one in which she never thought she would find herself.

For decades, this one transgression in an otherwise faultless life lies buried deep in the past, all but forgotten - until a turn of fate brings it crashing back into the limelight. As her secret emerges, Hannah's life goes into freefall and she is left struggling against the force of the past.

State of the Union is a stunning and grippingly honest story about life, love and family, set against the backdrop of two different but strikingly similar eras.
  • Published: 1 July 2010
  • ISBN: 9781407009506
  • Imprint: Cornerstone Digital
  • Format: EBook
  • Pages: 640
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About the author

Douglas Kennedy

Douglas Kennedy's previous thirteen novels include the critically acclaimed bestsellers The Big Picture, The Pursuit of Happiness, A Special Relationship and The Moment. He is also the author of three highly-praised travel books. The Big Picture was filmed with Romain Duris and Catherine Deneuve; The Woman in the Fifth with Ethan Hawke and Kristin Scott Thomas.

His work has been translated into twenty-two languages. In 2007 he was awarded the French decoration of Chevalier de l'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres, and in 2009 the inaugural Grand Prix de Figaro. Born in Manhattan in 1955, he has two children and currently divides his time between London, Paris, Berlin, Maine and New York.

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Also by Douglas Kennedy

Afraid of the Light
Isabelle in the Afternoon
The Great Wide Open
The Heat of Betrayal
Five Days
The Moment
Leaving the World
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Praise for State Of The Union

A mesmerising page-turner

Sunday Express

State of the Union has the feel of a handgun primed for Russian roulette. The climax, when past and future collide, is explosive

The Times

Kennedy has a thriller writer's ability to keep you turning the pages, while absorbing you in the persuasive detail of one woman's emotional life. Popular fiction at its best

Marie Claire

Kennedy is a complete genius when it comes to understanding the minds of stylish but troubled women. What's more, he does so enthrallingly and movingly

Daily Mirror

Extremely clever and consistently engaging

Independent on Sunday

The story is sit-up-until-3am readable, the wide-ranging cast of highly individual characters is beautifully handled

Sunday Times
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