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A sweeping, richly compassionate novel about marriage, ambition, and the reclaiming of love—by the bestselling novelist and cofounder of Narrative magazine.Many love stories end in marriage; rare is the love story that begins with one—already promised, already worn.  Set in San Francisco during the first year of Obama’s presidency, Three Stages of Amazement deftly charts the struggles and triumphs of Lena Rusch and her husband Charlie Pepper, still believe they can have it all--sex, love, marriage, children, career, brilliance. But life delivers surprises and tests--a stillborn child, an economic crash, a ruthless business rival and the attentions of an old lover. Touched by tragedy and by ordinary hopes unmet, Lena and Charlie must face, for the first time in their lives, real limitation.



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Carol Edgarian

Carol Edgarian's novels include the forthcoming VERA (March 2021) , the New York Times bestseller THREE STAGES OF AMAZEMENT and the international bestseller RISE THE EUPHRATES, winner of the ANC Freedom Prize and hailed by the Washington Post as "a book whose generosity of spirit, intelligence, humanity, and finally ambition are what literature ought to be and rarely is today."Her articles and essays have appeared in many national magazines, and she co-edited the popular collection drawn from writers' diaries, The Writer's Life: Intimate Thoughts on Work, Love, Inspiration, and Fame.Carol is co-founder of the non-profit Narrative (www.NarrativeMagazine.com) , a leading digital publisher of fiction, poetry, and art, and of Narrative in the Schools, programs that support teachers and students in communities around the world by providing free access to reading, video tutorials, and other resources.Carol is the proud mother of three daughters. She lives in California with her family. Join Carol's mailing list at www.caroledgarian.com or follow Carol on Instagram @cedgarian, twitter @caroledgarian, or Facebook.



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