{"product_id":"invisible-eden-a-story-of-love-and-murder-on-cape-cod-paperback","title":"Invisible Eden: A Story of Love and Murder on Cape Cod - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMaria Flook\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA literary investigation by \"one of the most powerful American writers at work today\"  Annie Proulx] of a story that riveted the nation: how an accomplished, world-traveled fashion writer who had retreated to a simpler life as a single mother on Cape Cod became the victim of a brutal, still-unsolved murder. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOn the surface, Christa Worthington's life had the appearance of privilege and comfort. She was the granddaughter of prominent New Yorkers. Her sparkling journalism earned the fashion world's respect. But she had turned her back on a glamorous career and begun living in the remote Cape Cod town where she had summered as a child. When she was found murdered in Truro, Massachusetts, just after New Year's Day in 2002, her toddler daughter\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003eclinging to her side, her violent death brought to the surface the many unspoken mysteries of her life. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eInvisible Eden \u003c\/i\u003eis the deeply felt story of a career woman's attempt to start over and reinvent her life away from the fashion circles of New York and Paris only to have an out-of-wedlock child with a local fisherman, forge a life as a single mother, and meet a violent end. Brilliantly portraying Christa's hunger for belonging and her struggle for survival as a first-time mother, Flook searingly evokes her search for a safe haven, her many tumultuous relationships, and the evidence linking family, strangers, lovers, suspects, and innocents to the tragedy that both shocked a seaside town on Cape Cod and horrified the nation. Flook intricately maps Christa's charged life before her death and follows the first year of the murder investigation with the help of the district attorney who is in an election battle even as he searches for the killer. At the same time, \u003ci\u003e Invisible Eden\u003c\/i\u003e captures the Cape's haunted landscape, class stratifications, and never-ending battles between its weathy summer residents and its hardscrabble working families who together form a backdrop for a powerful chronicle of love and murder. An edgy and compelling portrait of a woman's tragic journey, \u003ci\u003eInvisible Eden\u003c\/i\u003e is a mesmerizing true story.\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eA literary investigation by \"one of the most powerful American writers at work today\" [Annie Proulx] of a story that riveted the nation: how an accomplished, world-traveled fashion writer who had retreated to a simpler life as a single mother on Cape Cod became the victim of a brutal, still-unsolved murder. \u003cbr\u003eOn the surface, Christa Worthington's life had the appearance of privilege and comfort. She was the granddaughter of prominent New Yorkers. Her sparkling journalism earned the fashion world's respect. But she had turned her back on a glamorous career and begun living in the remote Cape Cod town where she had summered as a child. When she was found murdered in Truro, Massachusetts, just after New Year's Day in 2002, her toddler daughter clinging to her side, her violent death brought to the surface the many unspoken mysteries of her life. \u003cbr\u003e\"Invisible Eden is the deeply felt story of a career woman's attempt to start over and reinvent her life away from the fashion circles of New York and Paris only to have an out-of-wedlock child with a local fisherman, forge a life as a single mother, and meet a violent end. Brilliantly portraying Christa's hunger for belonging and her struggle for survival as a first-time mother, Flook searingly evokes her search for a safe haven, her many tumultuous relationships, and the evidence linking family, strangers, lovers, suspects, and innocents to the tragedy that both shocked a seaside town on Cape Cod and horrified the nation. Flook intricately maps Christa's charged life before her death and follows the first year of the murder investigation with the help of the district attorney who is in an election battle even as he searches for the killer.At the same time,\" Invisible Eden captures the Cape's haunted landscape, class stratifications, and never-ending battles between its weathy summer residents and its hardscrabble working families who together form a backdrop for a powerful chronicle of love and murder. An edgy and compelling portrait of a woman's tragic journey, \"Invisible Eden is a mesmerizing true story. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"From the Hardcover edition.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe recipient of an NEA fellowship and a Pushcart Prize, \u003cb\u003e MARIA FLOOK\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of \u003ci\u003e My Sister Life, The Story of My Sister's Disappearance; \u003c\/i\u003etwo novels, \u003ci\u003e Open Water\u003c\/i\u003e and\u003ci\u003e Family Night\u003c\/i\u003e (which received a PEN American \/Ernest Hemingway Foundation Special Citation); and a collection of short stories, \u003ci\u003e You Have the Wrong Man.\u003c\/i\u003e She teaches at Emerson College.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 432\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.95 x 8.02 x 5.32 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 01, 2004\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51978475471149,"sku":"9780767913768","price":23.39,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/ktLFyUmlk9780767913768.webp?v=1775805374","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/invisible-eden-a-story-of-love-and-murder-on-cape-cod-paperback","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}