Shark Heart: A Love Story

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Product Details
Price
$18.99  $17.66
Publisher
S&s/ Marysue Rucci Books
Publish Date
Pages
432
Dimensions
5.5 X 8.38 X 1.08 inches | 0.76 pounds
Language
English
Type
Paperback
EAN/UPC
9781668006504
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About the Author
Emily Habeck is an alumna of SMU's Meadows School of the Arts, where she received a BFA in theatre, as well as Vanderbilt Divinity School and Vanderbilt's Peabody College. She is from Ardmore, Oklahoma. Shark Heart is her first novel.
Reviews
"Beguiling... Habeck's setup allows her to grapple with big questions... [and] imbues the smallest interactions and moments with poetic weight... Surprising and pleasurably uncategorizable. Shark Heart is wild, in every sense of the word."
--New York Times Book Review
"A tender story about the endurance of a married couple's love... Vulnerable and devastating."
--PopSugar

"Raw, powerful, and delightfully unusual... [Shark Heart] is structurally and lyrically daring, so much so that its pages quickly envelop readers in its emotional challenges and magic... While it begs readers to contemplate what it means to be human, it also challenges them to look at their circumstances carefully and reminds them to be grateful for what they have at hand rather than dwelling on what they may have lost. Shark Heart is an unforgettable and much needed love story for a new, uncertain, and rapidly changing era."
-Southern Review of Books


"a sweet and heartbreaking tale highlighting the hiccups of marriage, motherhood, and grief."
--Cosmopolitan, "The 19 Summer Books That Are Must-Brings for Your Next Beach Vacay"

"A highly original, heart-rending story about abiding love that transcends trauma, grief--and even metamorphosis."
--Washington Post, "10 Noteworthy Books for July and August"
"Surprisingly moving, oddly heartwarming, and deeply contemplative."
--Bookpage
"Habeck's debut explores the nature of grief through deft and beautiful writing... Poetic interludes and play-like vignettes punctuate the lyrical prose"
--Booklist (Starred Review)
"A bit Shakespeare, a bit Kafka, and a bit Disney... [this] debut stands out from the pack."
--Kirkus Reviews
"A poignant tale of grief and change."
--Town and Country
"Shark Heart is a fantastical, original, and beautifully-written novel of abandonment, love, and Ovidian transformation. It explores illness, caretaking, devotion, magical thinking, and loss--and of course great white sharks--in ways that are funny, sad, and surprising. Every page bursts with heart.
--Anthony Doerr, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of All the Light We Cannot See and Cloud Cuckoo Land
"In Shark Heart, Emily Habeck doesn't shy away from the agony of goodbyes, or the torture that can accompany unexpected freedom. With an otherworldly tenderness, she reminds us that life will always demand that we give over to its momentum and adapt. The fact that these lessons are thrilling, hilarious, and effortless to read are the miracle of the book. I suspect I will ponder this book over and over; so rich with fantasy yet as frank and real as anything I've ever read."
--Mary Louise Parker, author of Dear Mr. You
"Shark Heart is one of those rare books that reaches right into you and reflects lived experience so exactly, and so poetically, that it feels like you're being seen. It wears its heart openly and unapologetically on its sleeve. Equal parts tenderly comedic and tragic, the book was a difficult one to read, but I'm so glad I did."
--Marianne Gordon, author of The Gilded Crown

'A stunning debut which grabs you with its unique style, holds you within its vulnerability and leaves you with a bittersweet aching. This is not just a story of love, it's a story of goodbyes. Habeck delivers an innovative and inspirational story that emotionally captures its readers until the end.'
--Fantasy Hive

"A beautifully written, heart-wringing story about love and change, about moving forward--as a shark always must--and what is lost and what gained as we do so. Habeck has an extraordinary command of her writerly instrument, crafting sentence after sentence that feel effortless and yet are eloquent and penetrating and superb. This is the highlight of my reading-year so far."

--Adam Roberts, international bestselling author of Salt and The This