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The Daylight Marriage

Hannah was tall and graceful, naturally pretty, spirited and impulsive, the upper-class young woman who picked, of all men, Lovell --- the introverted climate scientist who thought he could change the world if he could just get everyone to listen to reason. After a magical honeymoon, they settled in the suburbs to raise their two children.

But over the years, Lovell and Hannah’s conversations have become charged with resentments and unspoken desires. She has become withdrawn. His work affords him a convenient distraction. And then, after one explosive argument, Hannah vanishes.

For the first time, Lovell is forced to examine the trajectory of his marriage through the lens of memory. As he tries to piece together what happened to his wife --- and to their life together --- readers follow Hannah on that single day when a hasty decision proves irrevocable.

With haunting intensity, a seamless balance of wit and heartbreak, and the emotional acuity that author Heidi Pitlor brings to every page, THE DAYLIGHT MARRIAGE mines the dark and delicate nature of a marriage.

The Daylight Marriage
by Heidi Pitlor

  • Publication Date: January 5, 2016
  • Genres: Fiction
  • Paperback: 272 pages
  • Publisher: Algonquin Books
  • ISBN-10: 1616205318
  • ISBN-13: 9781616205317