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The dive from clause ns pier opens with an immediate tragedy to draw readers in to the story. The dive from clausens pier by ann packer goodreads. Find books like the dive from clause ns pier from the worlds largest community of readers. As interesting as the idea for the dive from clause ns pier iswoman leaves her fiance after he breaks his neck and becomes a quadriplegicpacker cant quite pull it off. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the dive from clausens pier vintage contemporaries. A novel paperback april 8, 2003 by ann packer author. The dive from clause ns pier has an affinity with the work of rosellen brown.
Listen to dive from clausens pier audiobook by ann packer. Mike, showing off for his somewhat disgruntled fiancee carrie, dives into some water and seriously injures himself. Way back in the day, i used to read these terrible teen dramas by lurlene mcdaniel. Carrie and mike met at 14, were voted cutest couple at their madison, wis. Adapted from a novel by ann packer, this madeforcable romantic drama stars michelle trachtenberg as. A suspenseful, richly layered first novel that asks. The dive from clause ns pier was a grownup lurlene mcdaniel novelette. The dive from clause ns pier is the bestselling debut novel of american author ann packer. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Ann packer is a wonderful writer in many waysfine, welltuned dialogue, thoughtprovoking descriptions of peoples motives, and so onbut plot isnt her big talent. He is comatose for a period of time and, when he awakens, it is discovered that he is paralyzed. Stream and download audiobooks to your computer, tablet or mobile phone. It does what the best novels so often do, making the largest things. Spokane childrens theater providence sacred heart medical center and.
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