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kimberly mccreight is a new york times bestselling author, best known for her work on the novel ‘rebuilding amelia’. The novel earned Kimberly an Edgar Award (Best First Time Novel) as well as praise from Entertainment Weekly, calling it their favorite book of the year.
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kimberly mccreight went to vassar college and eventually graduated from the university of pennsylvania. It was during her college years that Kimberly struggled with his attraction to writing. Considering the tumultuous childhood he had experienced, Kimberly has admitted to being quite determined to find safety in everything he did.
and the writing was simply too unpredictable, full of obstacles and uncertainties, this being the reason why he swore to give up his interesting writing, instead choosing to pursue law.
kimberly has often spoken of seeing the path that often seemed so clear during her days in law school, and the certainty that by working hard, applying herself, and getting good grades, a great job at the end of the year was assured. day. .
It wasn’t until she finally got her coveted title that Kimberly McCreight began to tremble at the future she had set for herself, the fact that she was $150,000 in debt just one of several things that kept her up at night.
He quit his job after three months for reasons he’ll admit weren’t the most sound (he was expected to work hours after running a marathon). She had to spend another two months at another law firm to finally realize the hard truth.
law was not her destiny and being a lawyer was hardly a passion; Coming to this conclusion required her to accept the bumpy road she would have to take on the road to success if she finally made the decision to jump off the lawyer bandwagon.
So, while still pursuing her law career, Kimberly McCreight began setting aside some time, outside of her 8-hour shift, to write short stories that even she admitted weren’t particularly good. she also started online classes, even as she continued to hone her writing skills and seek feedback from friends and family. They were two exhausting years.
The sign that she might be on the right track came when her fiancé at the time was transferred to London for a year; After deferring her loans for 12 months and taking a leave of absence, Kimberly followed suit with the belief that she could write and sell a book within a year (and vowing that if she didn’t achieve this goal, she would put her writing dreams to rest). once and for all).
kimberly mccreight finished her first book in six months, took another two months to find an agent, and discovered, in 2001, that her life was suddenly beginning to make sense.
kimberly is married. she has two daughters.
rebuilding amelia
kate baron is a trial attorney. She’s also the harassed single mother of high-achieving 15-year-old Amelia, whose exclusive private school in Park Slope Brooklyn calls Kate to tell her her daughter was caught cheating.
Amelia is such a sensible and ambitious person that Kate can’t believe the accusations. However, events quickly take a turn for the worse when Kate arrives at Grace Hall only to learn that Amelia has died.
Evidence suggests Amelia, despondent and unable to cope with her actions, jumped from the school roof in what could only be described as a spontaneous suicide. kate is wracked with guilt and grief. But as she prepares to mourn her son, she receives an anonymous text message that says “she didn’t jump,” which changes things.
Kate begins going through Amelia’s life, her email, text messages, social media posts, and even phone records in an attempt to determine the truth behind Amelia’s suicide. Amelia’s reconstruction becomes a story of secrets, told in alternate voices, about love, betrayal, and vicious thugs, addressing the hidden world a father rarely gets a chance to glimpse behind his son.
reconstructing amelia is like few novels on the shelf. The story written in its pages is poignant in its attempts to narrate the life of Kate, a single mother, before and after the apparent suicide of her daughter.
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kimberly mccreight explores a multitude of teenage characters and the bonds of friendship, love and loyalty that surround them. The tension within the novel’s pages emanates from the hidden secrets behind Amelia’s life that her mother takes steps to unravel.
The book alternates between kate and amelia, switching between past and present and allowing both mother and daughter to tell their respective stories.
this kimberly mccreight story tends to appeal to a specific type of reader; While many people will rave about how brilliant the story was in its entirety, others have been known to criticize the overly dramatic approach it took to exploring Amelia’s life, the strange characters that surrounded her, many of them somewhat inauthentic in their dialogue (at least relative to how old they were supposed to be) and the implausible nature of some of the secrets, and this is without taking into account Amelia’s amazing ability to keep the chaos of her life contained and hidden so effectively. .
where did they find her
as the long winter begins to end in bucolic ridgedale, new jersey, the body of a baby is discovered in the woods outside the university campus. There are multitudes of opinions, none of which shed light on the identity of the baby or how she had come to the forest.
molly anderson is a freelance journalist; Having recently moved to Ridgedale, the Ridgedale reader calls her in to cover the story, despite the impact she could have on her psyche: losing her own baby.
However, Molly’s own despair takes a backseat as she begins to uncover the town’s dark secrets, including a series of sexual assaults dating back two decades.
Sandy, a high school dropout, is searching for the volatile woman he calls mother.
Barbara, a pta president, struggles to deal with her son’s recent and highly disturbing outbursts.
kimberly mccreight tells this tangled story from the perspective of sandy, molly and barbara as secrets begin to unravel, the death of a baby allows these three women to realize just how much they have in common.
expectations for ‘where they found her’ were simply too high following the success of ‘putting amelia back together’, so much so that it’s no surprise that so many people found the follow up to kimberly mccreight a bit underwhelming, this despite the fact that it is such an easy read.
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