“Beautiful, devastating and complex.” — Chicago Tribune
The 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 enigmaticopportunist: Ken Kimble. Resonating with emotional intensity and narrativeinnovation reminiscent of Ann Patchett’s BelCanto , 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.
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“Beautiful, devastating and complex.” — Chicago Tribune
The 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 enigmaticopportunist: 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.