Unhappy in the relationship, she is considering ending it when her fiance mike dives off clausen s pier into shallow water and breaks his neck. For more information, call dawn faherty at state rep. Start your 48hour free trial to unlock this the dive from clausens pier study guide and get instant access to the following summary. In a desperate attempt to win back carries adoration, mike makes a reckless dive into the shallow reservoir of clausen s pier. The dive in question occurs at a reservoir 60 miles north of madison. When an accident renders her fiance a quadriplegic, carrie faces mounting pressures that ultimately cause her to start a new life in new york. The dive from clausens pier 2005 the dive from clausens pier. Carrie bell, who narrates ann packers beguiling first novel, has begun to chafe. The dive from clausens pier will speak to all those who have ever thought. The dive from clausens pier is a poignant and painstakingly rendered account of a woman in flight from catastrophe, in search of herself.
These questions lie at the heart of ann packers intimate and emotionally thrilling new novel, which has won its author comparisons with jane hamilton and sue. When mikes dive results in a spinal cord injury there is pressure from all sides for carrie to remain with him. The dive from clausens pier is the bestselling debut novel of american author ann packer. By some mistake the parties living the jacksonville public are becoming fa so i went to the door, walked in and that hartingtons policy is simply that of of their bitterest foe. The dive from clausens pier will speak to all those who have ever thought about leaving when they knew they should stay, anyone who has ever felt trapped, not only by circumstance, but by the strength of their own love, carrie bell has lived in wisconsin all her life. General lee 5 mistakes people make when building their dream car duration. As a result of this dive, he breaks his neck and becomes paralyzed. Fall festival planned at baptist church first baptist church. The dive from clausens pier by ann packer goodreads. At the start of this quietly engrossing debut novel, twentythreeyearold carrie bell is tiring of her stalled life in madison, wisconsin, and her. Latitude 38 january 2007 by latitude 38 media, llc issuu. As everyone has noticed her withdrawal from mike, mike decides to win back her attention by taking a daring dive off of the pier into the shallow waters below. Because uni hasnt officially started yet this is how i like to spend my days letting.
Only toward the end does the writing feel a tad predictable. Then mikes dive from clausens pier happened and their lives were permanently altered. The dive from clausen s pier, by ann packer, tells the story of carrie bell, a twentythree year old woman who is engaged to her high school sweetheart. Carrie bell has been thinking, for a long time, of how her longtime relationship with fiance mike mayer is wilting away.
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