See all books authored by anita shreve, including the stars are fire, and the pilots wife, and more on. Stella bain shreve s 17th novel is a tragic yet hopeful story of love, memory, loss, and rebuilding. Anita hale shreve october 7, 1946 march 29, 2018 was an american writer, chiefly known for her novels. Anita shreves stella bain an improbable mystery woman.
Anita shreves latest book, stella bain, is a slender novel with a large and complex subject. Nov 12, 20 an epic story, set against the backdrop of world war i, from bestselling author anita shreve. Experimenting with the new field of psychoanalysis, august strives to restore stellas memory. She clings to the name stella bain and, after she recovers from her injuries, she decides to become a nurses aide until she figure out who she is or what to do next. Nov 12, 20 stella bain ebook written by anita shreve. One day she wakes up in a hospital bed with no memory of who she is or why shes there. Stella is somehow convinced the answers she seeks can be. Jun 20, 2015 the lives of stella bain, published a couple of years ago, is the authors 18th novel. A young woman wakes up with amnesia in a battlefield hospital tent in marne, france, in 1916. The book was released on november 12, 20 by little, brown and company. Publishers weeklystella bain has no memory of her past when she wakes up in a hospital bed in marne, france. When an american woman, stella bain, is found suffering from severe shell shock in. Nov 06, 20 stella bain is a relatively simple novel that attempts to tackle too many weighty topics, of which shell shock and its physical manifestations are just one example.
Nov 12, 20 anita shreves latest characterdriven novel is both a historical glimpse into the side effects of war and a mystery centered on a young womans search for her lost identity. The lives of stella bain ebook written by anita shreve. It follows her struggle to discover who she is and then to reclaim her life. The book tells a story of a woman whose real name is etna bliss, but she doesnt remember it due to her concussion which turn out to be a hysteria that she got when she ran away from her american husband to london. When an american woman, stella bain, is found suffering from severe shell shock in an exclusive garden in london, surgeon august bridge.
Stellas story also covers abusive marriages, love, friendship, maternal instinct versus the need for independence, gender norms of the 1910s, and more. The lives of stella bain, published a couple of years ago, is the authors 18th novel. When an american woman, stella bain, is found suffering from severe shell shock in an exclusive garden in london, surgeon august. Anita shreve has 44 books on goodreads with 538231 ratings. Stella bain by anita shreve 2014, paperback for sale. Stella makes her way to london, and it is there that anita shreves novel, named after the troubled title character, really gains traction. Stella bain is an american novel by anita shreve, set in world war i. When an american woman, stella bain, is found suffering from severe shell shock in an exclusive garden in london, surgeon august bridge and his wife selfless.
Stella is somehow convinced the answers she seeks can. Nov 27, 20 shreve is best known for her 1998 book, the pilots wife, which rocketed to international bestseller lists after oprah winfrey chose it as one of her book club selections. With persistence and passion, she saw the book through to its end, an approach that has paid off throughout her 24 years as a novelist. Shreves 17th novel is a tragic yet hopeful story of love, memory, loss, and rebuilding. Stella bain summary guide book club discussion questions. Stella bain has no memory of her past when she wakes up in a hospital bed in marne, france. Anita shreve began writing fiction while working as a high school teacher after graduating from tufts university. Its set during world war one and tells the story of stella bain, an american who volunteers to work in the makeshift hospitals on the battlefields of france. It begins in london, in 1916, when lily bridge, a kind and prosperous matron married to a. Mar 06, 2014 anita shreve is an american writer who has written 18 best selling novels. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read stella bain. Buy a cheap copy of the lives of stella bain book by anita shreve. Stella bain by anita shreve reading guidebook club.
Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading stella bain. Experimenting with the new field of psychoanalysis, august strives to restore stella s memory. Anita shreves story begins with a woman hospitalized in wartorn france in. Stella bain by anita shreve 20, hardcover for sale.
A gesture of goodwill turns into something more as bridge quickly develops a clinical interest in his houseguest. Anita shreve wrote nine drafts of her latest novel, stella bain, before it was published. When an american woman, stella bain, is found suffering from severe. Her approimately 20 novels include the pilots wife, the weight of water, eden close, strange fits of passion, where or when, and resistance. When an american woman, stella bain, is found suffering from severe shell shock in an exclusive garden in london, surgeon august bridge and his wife self. It is 1916, and she wears the uniform of a british war nurse but speaks with an. Stella bain by anita shreve overdrive rakuten overdrive. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read the lives of stella bain. Stella bain opens as a young nurses aide regains consciousness in a hospital camp on a french battlefield in the winter of 1916. I loved the link to a previous book, though the lives of stella bain can perfectly be read without knowing anita shreves previous books.
Shreves 17th novel is a tragic yet hopeful story of. May 27, 2014 shreve s 17 th novel is a tragic yet hopeful story of love, memory, loss, and rebuildingthe novel is both tender and harsh shreve s thoughtful, provocative historical tale has modern resonance. I think she must have liked her character stella bain quite a bit. An epic story, set against the backdrop of world war i, from bestsel. Stella bain is a standalone novel by anita shreve set during world war i. She was influenced early on in life by reading ethan frome by edith wharton whilst she was a junior in high school and also anything written by eugene oneill while she as a. The titular character is an american woman wh is found in a garden in london, suffering from a severe case of shell shock. In the novel, stella bain, author anita shreve takes us back into the turbulence of world war i, the declining edwardian era, and the gender restrictions imposed on women. Shreve s thoughtful, provocative historical tale has modern resonance. At the admiralty, she is recognized by samuel, an officer there, and her past floods backshe is etna van tassel, not stella bain.
The title sort of set me off since about 70 pages into the book you learn that stella bain is not her real name. Anita shreve s most popular book is the pilots wife. Once again, i loved her characters, the historical setting wwi this time. An epic story, set against the backdrop of world war i, from bestselling author anita shreve. When an american woman, stella bain, is found suffering from severe shell shock in an exclusive garden in london, surgeon august bridge and his wife selflessly agree to take her in. Stella bain by anita shreve is a historical novel that tells the story of stella bain, a young american woman serving as a volunteer in wwi france who wakes up in hospital one day with no memory of her identity or her past. The opening of this book is a brilliant one, being thrust into the midst of stellas confusion as she wakes with no memory in a first aid station near. Shreve is best known for her 1998 book, the pilots wife, which rocketed to international bestseller lists after oprah winfrey chose it as one of her book club selections. Anita shreve s latest characterdriven novel is both a historical glimpse into the side effects of war and a mystery centered on a young womans search for her lost identity. She thinks her name is stella bain, and she thinks she knows how to nurse and drive an ambulance. Review stella bain by anita shreve thats what she read. A hopeful book about the rebuilding of a life, shreve treats her characters with a tenderness and a gentleness and brings them to life.
Stella bain an epic story, set against the backdrop of world war i, from bestselling author anita shreve. If you like anita shreve books, youll love jodi picoult. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. The daughter of an airline pilot and a homemaker, she graduated from dedham high school in massachusetts, attended tufts. Dec 20, 20 anita shreves latest book, stella bain, is a slender novel with a large and complex subject.
The reader feels and sees easily what the characters are going through. Anita shreve s stella bain an improbable mystery woman. Anita shreve s latest book, stella bain, is a slender novel with a large and complex subject. I loved the link to a previous book, though the lives of stella bain can perfectly be read without knowing anita shreve s previous books.
Shreve s 17th novel is a tragic yet hopeful story of love, memory, loss, and rebuildingthe novel is both tender and harsh shreve s thoughtful, provocative historical tale has modern resonance. A young woman wakes up with amnesia in a battlefield. I only hope anita shreve continues publishing these excellent novels. Stella bain shreves 17th novel is a tragic yet hopeful story of love, memory, loss, and rebuilding. Ambitious in scope, mediocre in execution synopsis. The lives of stella bain by anita shreve 9780349123578. Publishers weekly stella bain has no memory of her past when she wakes up in a hospital bed in marne, france. She draws a series of scenes that provide clues, not least to the fact that she is an accomplished artist. Anita shreve new book the lives of stella bain exclusive. There, she becomes an ambulance driver serving during world war i.
Born october 1945 to a pilot and a homemaker, anita shreve is the best selling author of the critically acclaimed novel, the pilots wife among others. From the details of the medical staff working tirelessly on wounded in the war to the fight for her children, i was pulled into etnas life. Shreves thoughtful, provocative historical tale has modern resonance. Shreve s 17th novel is a tragic yet hopeful story of love, memory, loss, and rebuilding. Yes, she had amnesia, but im curious why the author titled the book by the characters wrong name. One of her first published stories, past the island, drifting published in 1975, was awarded an o. Anita shreve author biography anita shreve grew up in dedham, massachusetts. Ive loved anita shreves books but this was a bit disappointing. She was influenced early on in life by reading ethan frome by edith wharton whilst she was a junior in high school and also anything written by eugene oneill while she as a senior. Coinciding with the first world war centenary, anita shreves latest novel revolves around the enigmatic figure of an american. Ive read most all of anita shreves books over the last few years, and can say that she has been hitting her stride for most of them and hasnt. Anita shreve books list of books by author anita shreve.
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