Nerve Damage: A Novel by Peter Abrahams

Nerve Damage: A Novel



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Nerve Damage: A Novel Peter Abrahams
Language: English
Page: 320
Format: pdf
ISBN: 0061137979, 9780061289354
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From Publishers Weekly

In this gripping political suspense novel from Edgar-finalist Abrahams (Echo Falls), Vermont sculptor Roy Valois has never recovered from the tragic death of his beloved wife, Delia, in a helicopter accident while on a humanitarian mission to Honduras. Delia worked for the Hobbes Institute, "a think tank specializing in third-world economic problems." Roy's internal scars have kept him at a distance from others, even as the effects of asbestos exposure in his youth begin to ravage his body. When a chance remark leads Roy to search out the text of his already written obituary for the New York Times, he finds a minor error concerning the Hobbes Institute. That niggling loose thread obsesses the artist, but his efforts to set the record straight reveal that much of what he knew about his wife was a lie. The action and suspense are first-rate, but fans may find fewer insights into human nature than in such brilliant earlier books as Oblivion and End of Story. (Mar.)
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When sculptor Paul Valois learns that he has only months to live, his thoughts turn more frequently to Delia, his late, beloved wife. While undergoing an experimental treatment for mesothelioma, he discovers that Delia's death--and life--may have been different than he believed. Debilitated by disease and chemotherapy, he sets out to learn the truth. Abrahams' faithful readers may think he's revisiting the premise of 2005's Oblivion, but the character of Valois makes this a wholly different story. He's a tough, former college hockey player, a vigorous man who approaches his lethal disease as another opponent to defeat. In fact, Valois is almost vain about his strength and fitness and perplexed by anything that could diminish him so quickly. But he also observes the world around him with the vision and sensibilities of an artist. Abrahams' succinct prose effectively conveys these seemingly contradictory traits while generating empathy for Valois and his quest. The denouementseems a bit strained, but there's more than enough substance here to keep readers of literary thrillers engrossed. Thomas Gaughan
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