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Dream of the Blue Room
by Michelle Richmond

Published: 2005-05-17
Paperback : 294 pages
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On a warm night in July, 32-year-old Jenny finds herself sitting on the deck of a Chinese cruise ship next to a charming but secretive stranger. In Jenny's lap is a tin containing the ashes of her best friend, Amanda Ruth, mysteriously murdered fourteen years earlier in a small Alabama ...
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(On a warm night in July, 32-year-old Jenny finds herself sitting on the deck of a Chinese cruise ship next to a charming but secretive stranger. In Jenny's lap is a tin containing the ashes of her best friend, Amanda Ruth, mysteriously murdered fourteen years earlier in a small Alabama town.

In this foreign landscape, filled with ancient cities that will soon be inundated by the rising waters of the Yangtze River, Jenny must confront her haunted past and decide the direction of her future. As the ship moves slowly upriver, from one abandoned village to another, Jenny journeys deeper into her own guilt and eroticism.

Dream of the Blue Room explores the nature of friendship and the intimacy that exists between young girls as they struggle toward adulthood. Set against the impressive landscape of the Yangtze, this stunning novel reflects on the human desire to control and tame what is ultimately untamable.

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  "An enjoyable read, with good characters and interesting places."by Mary S. (see profile) 09/25/08

The book is as steamy as the mist that arises off Mobile Bay.

 
  "An engrossing and luminous tale of love, loss and loyalty."by Glenda S. (see profile) 09/25/08

A beautifully written tale of one woman's journey to find herself through a richly layered tapestry of grief and desire. The plot sizzles with dramatic twists dealing with obsession and loss all set aboard... (read more)

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