At the beginning of the novel, she is spending a memorial day picnic with friends she has had since high school, including her fiance, mike. The dive from clausens pier by ann packer overdrive. The dive from clausens pier, by ann packer, tells the story of carrie bell, a twentythree year old woman who is engaged to her high school sweetheart. May 12, 2002 the dive from clausen s pier takes us on an unsettling page turner of a journey through carries dilemmas and discontents. I knew as clearly as i knew anything that id driven him to dive, to impress me. The dive from clausens pier tv movie 2005 the dive.
The dive from clausens pier wikipedia, a enciclopedia livre. Centering on one young womans conflict between her. Twentythreeyearold carrie is already quietly bored with mike when he dives off the pier at clausen s reservoir and breaks his neck. Apr 01, 2001 from shortstory author packer mendocino, 1994, a reflective and probing first novel about a young woman reassessing her life after her fiance is crippled. Feb 02, 2004 packer is able to develop an engaging story without compromising the eloquent writing for which her short stories are renowned.
When a dive into the local reservoir leaves him paralyzed from the neck down, she flees to manhattan, where she takes. The dive from clausens pier by ann packer librarything. I squeezed my eyes shut and tried to remember when everything between us had. The dive from clausens pier animates this dilemmaand carries startling response to itwith the narrative assurance, exacting realism. Apr 08, 2003 the dive from clausens pier has an affinity with the work of rosellen brown. It begins with a disaster that could happen in anybodys life, and leaves us to asking what we know about our deepest allegiances. I recommend it for all people in need of a good book.
This book is character driven and reaches right to the heart of relationships. Ann packer is the author of the new york times bestsellers songs without words and the dive from clausens pier, the latter of which received a great lakes book award, an american library association award, and the kate chopin literary award. The dive from clausens pier was a grownup lurlene mcdaniel novelette. Mike, showing off for his somewhat disgruntled fiancee carrie, dives into some water and seriously injures himself. The dive from clausens pier vintage contemporaries. This is a riveting novel about selfknowledge and the conflict between who we want to be to others and who we must be for ourselves.
The dive from clausens pier by ann packer book club. Buy the dive from clausens pier by ann packer from amazons fiction books store. Ann packer is the acclaimed author of two collections of short fiction, swim back to me and mendocino and other stories, and three bestselling novels, the childrens crusade, songs without words, and the dive from clausens pier, which received the kate chopin literary award, among many other prizes and honors. The story is about how an accident changes the lives of a group of people, and especially mike mayor will estes and his girlfriend carrie beal michelle trachtenberg. Putting this aside, a dive from clausens pier is a thought provoking first novel recommended to many women. Then mikes dive from clausens pier happened and their lives were permanently altered. The dive in question occurs at a reservoir 60 miles north of madison. It premiered on july 25, 2005 on lifetime mike is a quadriplegic after suffering a major diving accident. The dive from clausen s pier was in my opinion a good movie on the whole. The dive from clausens pier part 1, chapters 18 summary.
His fiancee, carrie, is not in love with him anymore and is. Everyday low prices on a huge range of new releases and classic fiction. Knopf told through first person narration, the novel centers on carrie bells response to her fiances paralysis and through her reactions, questions the obligations and loyalty people have to those in their life. She was being interviewed about her newest book, songs without words. Its not normally my kind of movie, i watched it mostly because of michelle trachtenberg. General lee 5 mistakes people make when building their dream car duration.
The dive at claussens pier and the shadow of desire are both still in print, and i imagine you can also get the sensualists on but let me make a plug for your neighborhood book sellers, including the ones who sell used books. She is also the author of mendocino and other stories. What metaphoric images does the title conjure up for the reader before and after reading the novel. The dive from clausens pier animates this dilemmaand carries startling response to itwith the narrative assurance, exacting realism, and moral complexity we expect from the very best fiction. Unhappy in the relationship, she is considering ending it when her fiance mike dives off clausens pier into shallow water and breaks his neck. Endurance is the legendary survival story of sir ernest shackleton. It begins with a disaster that could happen, out of the blue, in anybodys life, and it forces us to ask how we would bear up in the face of tragedy and. With michelle trachtenberg, sean maher, will estes, kristin fairlie. While mike literally dives from clausens pier, who figuratively dives from clausens pier. These questions lie at the heart of ann packers intimate and emotionally thrilling new novel, which has won its author comparisons with jane hamilton and sue.
The dive from claussens pier was first telecast by the lifetime network on july 25, 2005. A site dedicated to book lovers providing a forum to discover and share commentary about the books and authors they enjoy. The new yorker story, mendocino, became the title story of her first book, mendocino and other stories, published by chronicle books in 1994. As i mentioned yesterday, i first heard of ann packer a couple of weeks ago on npr. This was a great novel and i am so happy it found its way into my life. Its hard to imagine that this book of myths is just a book with some old myths in it. Even before the accident, her feelings for mike were slipping. Rent the dive from clausens pier 2005 on dvd and bluray. Recent career packer spent almost 10 years writing the dive from clausen s pier. Geri thoma of the elaine markson agency agreed to take on the book and sold it almost immediately to the editor jordan. While mike literally dives from clausen s pier, who figuratively dives from clausen s pier. Although, the accident isnt the real reason she leaves. The dive from clausens pier has an affinity with the work of rosellen brown. The dive from clausen s pier, by ann packer, tells the story of carrie bell, a twentythree year old woman who is engaged to her high school sweetheart.
Ann packer quotes author of the dive from clausens pier. He is comatose for a period of time and, when he awakens, it is discovered that he is paralyzed. Content includes books from bestselling, midlist and debut authors. Dive from clausen s pier had the potential to be a great story, but i was left with the feeling that carrie was at heart selfish and hadnt grown beyond selfishnessnot just because of her relationship with mike, but with all her relationships as she took from everyone, but seemed to feel no real obligation to give. The dive from clausens pier reminds us how fragile our lives are and how quickly they can be divided into before and after. The dive from clausen s pier 2005 a young woman michelle trachtenberg starts a new life in new york after her fiance will estes becomes paralyzed in a diving accident.
Engaged to her high school sweetheart, carrie is thoroughly ensconced in madison, wisconsin. Trouble is, everyone thinks she has found her life. Mike is a quadriplegic after suffering a major diving accident. Envision an inverted version of the dive from clausens pier written from mikes point of view in which carrie had been the one to have had the. Songs without words, ann packers followup novel to the book club favorite bestseller the dive from clausen s pier, once again showcases the many strengths packer possesses as a writer. Shes had the same best friend, the same good relationship with her. The dive from clausens pier by ann packer goodreads.
When an accident renders her fiance a quadriplegic, carrie faces mounting pressures that ultimately cause her to start a new life in new york. When mikes dive results in a spinal cord injury there is pressure from all sides for carrie to remain with him. The dive from clausens pier by ann packer the dive from. Does carries opinion on this topic change by the novels end. The dive from clausens pier reminds us how precarious our lives are and how quickly they can be divided into before and after, whether by random accident or by the force of our own desires.
Packer is able to develop an engaging story without compromising the eloquent writing for which her short stories are renowned. The dive from clausens pier will speak to all those who have ever thought. Start your 48hour free trial to unlock this the dive from clausens pier study guide and get instant access to the following summary. Packer writes with a rare density of detail and ideas, and its just possible that the reader will be wiser at the end of the book than she was at the beginning. A fisherman fishing from a pier observes that the float on his line bobs up and from phys 25 at texas state university.
The title of the dive from clausens pier relates to a dive into water that carries fiance mike makes in the opening chapter of this book. It begins with a disaster that could happen, out of the blue, in anybodys life, and it forces us to ask how we would bear up in the face of tragedy. By the end of this wonderfully satisfying novel, its clear why carrie is too complex a. With a keen and compassionate eye, she lays bare the nature of female friendships. It begins with a disaster that could happen to anyone and forces us to. Songs without words, ann packers followup novel to the book club favorite bestseller the dive from clausens pier, once again showcases the many strengths packer possesses as a writer.
The dive from clausen s pier reminds us how precarious our lives are and how quickly they can be divided into before and after, whether by random accident or by the force of our own desires. Only toward the end does the writing feel a tad predictable. What went wrong or changed in carries and mikes relationship. The dive from clausens pier is about carrie bell, a young woman who doesnt really give a lot of thought to other peoples feelings. The dive from clausens pier is a 2005 lifetime original film based on an ann packer novel directed by harry winer and starring will estes, michelle trachtenberg, and sean maher. Someone in the book either had cancer, was dying, or was just killed and i sobbed from the beginning of the book to the end. Twentythreeyearold carrie is already quietly bored with mike when he dives off the pier at clausens reservoir and breaks his neck. Goodreads members who liked the dive from clausens pier also.
The dive from clausens pier by ann packer, paperback. Since im too cheap right now to go out and buy her new book, i instead added it to my wish list on and then ordered one of her older novels, the dive from clausen s pier as the title might suggest, a diving accident is. This book is the first and last image in the poem, which is a good way to know that it really matters to rich. But when mike is paralyzed in a diving accident, leaving seems unforgivable and yet more necessary than ever. She is a past recipient of a james michener award and a national endowment for the arts fellowship. The introduction, discussion questions, suggestions for further reading, and author biography that follow are intended to enhance your groups discussion of the dive from clausens pier, ann packers critically acclaimed and bestselling debut novel.
The dive from clausens pier audiobook by ann packer. The dive from clausens pier by ann packer reading guide. It begins with a disaster that could happen to anyone and forces us to ask how we would bear up in the face of tragedy. I would never have bothered with this stupid book had i known it would end this way. The dive from clausens pier is the bestselling debut novel of american author ann packer. The dive from clausens pier by ann packer about the book a riveting novel about loyalty and selfknowledge, and the conflict between who we want to be to others and who we must be for ourselves. Her short fiction and essays have appeared in the new yorker, the washington post, vogue, and real simple.
At the same time, it doesnt quite seem to belong in the same world as the dive down to the wreck. These book discussion questions are highly detailed and will ruin plot points if you have not read the book. Centering on one young womans conflict between her commitment to. Find books like the dive from clausens pier from the worlds largest community of readers. The dive from clausens pier i could kill the author ok so this is not earthshattering, but i just finished the dive from clausens pier by ann packer and i am so irritated. Way back in the day, i used to read these terrible teen dramas by lurlene mcdaniel. Rent the dive from clausen s pier 2005 starring michelle trachtenberg and will estes on dvd and bluray. Carrie bell, like many 23yearolds just out of college, is searching searching for true love, searching for a true vocation, waiting for life to begin.
She is a past recipient of a james michener award and a national endowment for. The dive from clausens pier is a mustread novel that illuminates the meaning of friendship, loyalty and unconditional love. This article appeared in the february 2, 2004 issue of the hatchet. She does what she feels she has to, to find happiness. Start your 48hour free trial to unlock this the dive from clausen s pier study guide and get instant access to the following summary. The dive from clausen s pier has an affinity with the work of rosellen brown. Adapted from a novel by ann packer, this madeforcable romantic drama stars michelle trachtenberg as. The dive from clausen s pier is a 2005 lifetime original film based on an ann packer novel directed by harry winer and starring will estes, michelle trachtenberg, and sean maher. Carrie bell, who narrates ann packers beguiling first novel, has begun to chafe. The dive from clausens pier audiobook, written by ann. After her fiance is paralyzed from a diving accident hence the title of the book carrie must decide if she can spend the rest of her life with a.
At the start of this quietly engrossing debut novel, twentythreeyearold carrie bell is tiring of her stalled life in madison, wisconsin, and her. In 1914, shackleton and his crew set sail for antarctica aboard the endurance, a threemasted ship named for the shackleton family motto. The dive from clausens pier is a very well done, well written story of 23 year old carrie bell, a young woman from madison, wisconsin. The dive from clausen s pier animate this dilemma and carries startling response to it with the narrative assurance, exacting realism, and moral complexity we expect from the very best fiction. Ann packer received the great lakes book award for the dive from clausens pier, which was a national bestseller. The dive from clausens pier i could kill the author.
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