A remarkably lucid and authoritative novelist John Irving
Elisabeth Hyde Books
Elisabeth Hyde is the acclaimed author of six novels, most recently honored with the Colorado Book Award for General Fiction. Her work delves into complex moral dilemmas and human relationships, characterized by a keen insight into character psychology and a refined narrative style. Though trained as a lawyer, she discovered in fiction writing a more passionate outlet for exploring conflict and human destinies, a transition she never regretted. Her stories immerse readers in the depths of human experience, leaving a lasting impact.
Crazy as Chocolate
- 176 pages
- 7 hours of reading
‘When I went off to college I started telling people that my mother died in a car crash’ Ellie and Izzy have lived a life with a mother they adored. Taking them for long midnight baths or dancing in the dark in the rain, she’s been a magical, colourful figure. Now, on the eve of her forty-first birthday, Izzy realises that she’s about to reach the year her mother never got beyond. Her father and sister are flying out for an emotionally charged weekend visit, and Izzy can’t help feeling that she’s still responsible, that there are apologies to be made. Surely now she’s at an age where a grown-up daughter can put things behind her? Like her bestselling novel The Abortionist’s Daughter, Crazy as Chocolate dwells on the fragile yet binding relationship between a mother and her daughters. It is an enchanting novel of an idyllic, wild childhood and of two girls who, in spite of everything, love the woman who gave them life.
The Abortionist's Daughter
- 285 pages
- 10 hours of reading
Nineteen-year-old university student, Megan Thompson is beautiful, cool, clever and sexy - the kind of girl boys fall in love with. She's mostly steered clear of family life since the death of her younger brother. That is until the day she hears her mother, Diana, has been found floating face down in their swimming pool.
Kean University
- 128 pages
- 5 hours of reading
Kean University, New Jersey's third largest institution of higher education, has a fascinating history dating back to its 1855 founding in Newark. Initially a normal school used for training the city's teachers, it has evolved into a university that offers outstanding undergraduate and graduate programs in many fields, including medical and allied health, management, speech, fine arts, liberal arts, architecture, and psychology. Teacher education programs at Kean result in the university graduating the highest number of teachers in the state. Kean also offers doctoral degrees in several areas, including educational leadership (EdD), school and clinical psychology (PsyD), physical therapy (PhD), and nursing (PhD). This photographic history features striking images from the university's archives, which span from the late 19th century to the present. Of special interest are the descriptions of the campus moving from Newark to Union and the creation of new campus sites in Ocean County, New Jersey, and Wenzhou, China.
