Dreams of Rescue : A Novel

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Summary: cut like A DIAMOND
Review: ...FACETTED AND SPARKLING, THIS AUTHOR IS A MASTER/MISTRESS OF THE LANGUAGE,IMAGERY, THE WORKS. PLAYS OUT LIKE A DREAM. I DID SEE A CONNECTION TO REBECCA BUT THIS IS HAPPENING RIGHT NOW AND ALL SHOCKED WIVES WILL IDENTIFY WITH THE MARITAL METAMORPHOSIS!

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Summary: Dreams and premonitions
Review: ...haunt this amazing second novel by Ms.Cunningham. I laughed my way through Beautiful Bodies and loved it but this one surpasses that saucy tome. Anyone who has ever become frightened of the one they love most, will find recognition, and, at last, salvation from the hurts of wounded love, in this astoundingly original novel.

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Summary: Shivery, luminous portrait of a broken marriage
Review: By moonglow, this scintillating addictive novel unfolds...The complicated actress/wife has scared herself almost to death on film, but is or is not her husband now dangerous? the death of love and rebirth of the human spirit form the core of this riveting read. A must!

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Summary: Addicted to the story
Review: Could NOT put this one down. I identified completely with Juliana -- I too was an actress who played stalking victims -- and I too had to quit. I don't share the rest of her fascinating descent into the horrors of a bad marriage but I felt for her all the way. This book is so gripping, so entertaining, one could miss its importance -- as literature and sociological documentation. A must read for women on their way to court.

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Summary: Intense pleasure, a must read! Extra stars!
Review: Domestic dilemma intersects with wife's movie career -- Is she the victim of her handsome husband or has playing victims un-nerved her? In her romantic Victorian house, Juliana confronts her present, her pain and the decisions she must make to save herself. Should we dream of rescue? It's the ultimate female question. She answers well, no cliches!

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Summary: Compulsive read, cannot put down!
Review: Every marriage is a mystery but Juliana (the heroine) has a more mysterious marriage than most -- She has played women in peril on film, and now in a Gaslight mode, her husband seems to terrorize her. Or is she too suggestive? Who will believe an actress in court? Especially when the scenes she describes are so close to her movie roles? This is a smart exciting book, and addresses the secrets of many husbands and wives, in a rich atmosphere of a gothic resort. My book club is reading and we have never been so on the edge!

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Summary: Superb suspense, icy realities
Review: Gorgeous writing distinquishes this Meta Fiction, comment on this sort of novel. Not at all what I expected. held me very well, and I am still thinking about the implications -- the secrets in a wounding marriage, the penalties of playing the wrong role on screen. fascinating depiction of actress in the midst of domestic abuse case. Real or imagined? Kept me awake!

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Summary: Absolute best book I read this year
Review: Held me from start to finish. The setting and characters are vivid, very real. I loved the ghostly "Frozen Girls" Also dead-on for Adirondack town ambience. I was sorry it ended, it was such a cosy read every night.

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Summary: Irresistible literate marital post mortem
Review: Her marriage has died, but must Juliana die too? Who is trying to kill her? What or who can save her? Nothing is as it seems in this Alfred Hitchcockian classic of a contemporary woman trying to survive her divorce. That she works as an actress portraying distressed heroines adds a layer of nuance to a most engaging and elegantly written novel.

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Summary: Her Best Work To Date
Review: I have long been a fan of Ms. Shaine Cunningham's memoirs and plays but this suspenseful and intelligent novel puts her in a whole new league. Her gift at describing disturbing events with her own blend of humor is utterly remarkable and completely engaging. There is something for everyone in Dreams of Rescue as we follow the ironic life of Julianna from the enclosed physical space of her snowed-in house to the treacherous small-town court system and beyond. I loved this book. I couldn't put it down and everyone I have recommended it to has felt the same. I can't wait for her next masterpiece.