A Ship Made of Paper
A Novel
Scott Spencer
384 Pages
On-Sale Date: 17/02/2009
ISBN: 9780061367441
Trim Size: 5.250in x 7.950in x 1.100in
Daniel Emerson lives with Kate Ellis, and he is like a father to her daughter, Ruby. But he cannot control his desire for Iris Davenport, the African-American woman whose son is Ruby’s best friend. During a freak October blizzard, Daniel is stranded at Iris’s house, and they begin a sexual liaison that eventually imperils all their relationships, Daniel’s profession, their children’s well-being, their own race-blindness, and their view of themselves as essentially good people.
“Spencer is a magnificent writer.” — Anne Tyler
A Ship Made of Paper is an engagingly written, wickedly insightful, and passionate novel about desire, race, and fate. — Oscar Hijuelos
Scott Spencer has a genius for observing dramatic everyday moments. — Francine Prose
“Here’s a love story that you can recommend, without blushing, to other adults.” — Chicago Sun-Times
“A Ship Made of Paper” rocks with suspense and daring. — Salon.com
The beauty of this novel lies not only in the telling but in its commitment to the passionate life. — Newsweek
“A searching study of the chaotic side of love.” — People
