num_pages: 394
description: “Beautiful, devastating and complex.” — Chicago TribuneThe award-winning debut novel from Jennifer Haigh, author of BakerTowers , The Condition , and Faith , tells the story of Birdie, Joan,and Dinah, three women who marry the same charismatic, predatory, and Ken Kimble. Resonating with emotional intensity and narrativeinnovation reminiscent of Ann Patchett’s Bel Canto , Barbara Kingsolver’s The Poisonwood Bible , and Zora Neale Hurston’s TheirEyes Were Watching God , Haigh’s Mrs. Kimble is a timeless story ofgrief, passion, heartache, deception, and the complex riddle of love.
language: English
title: Mrs. Kimble
titlecomplete: Mrs. Kimble
genres: Drama, Adult, Chick Lit, Adult Fiction, Contemporary, Novels, Family, Marriage, Fiction, Book Club
ratings_count: 10044
awards: awardedAt: 1072944000000
name: PEN/Hemingway Award for Debut Novel
publisher: Harper Perennial