Twenty Questions

by Alison Clement

Book Overview

It seemed to June that she had the perfect marriage until the day Ronald Pruett was arrested for the murder of Vernay Hanks. Through her job at an elementary school, June knew both the victim's child... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0743272676
• ISBN13: 9780743272674
• Release Date: July 2007
• Publisher: Washington Square Press
• Length: 273 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.3" x 8.2"

Customer Reviews

Perfect!

I love this book more each time I read it. The characters are developed so well you can't help but get sucked into the story. The author described the emotions that follow a break up & betrayal to a T! I recommend this book to anyone with a soft side!

Wonderful!

I loved this novel!! I never wanted to put it down... it definitely keeps you engaged and wanting to know more!! A new favorite author of mine!

Alison Clement wins Ken Kesey Award for best Oregon novel

On Sunday, December 2, at the Oregon Book Awards ceremony at the Porland Art Museum, Alison Clement won this year's Ken Kesey Award for the Novel. I was pleased and gratified because "Twenty Questions" is one of the best novels I have read in a long time. I found myself helplessly turning pages, thanks to Clement's skillful development of plot, characterizations, and theme. Clement has a gift for revealing just the right amount of information a little at a time--keeping me reading to find out the answers. Her intriguing characters and their complex relationships made me sorry to finish the book, no longer able to enjoy the company of these folks who had become like good friends. And her adept treatment of "personal and political violence and the connection between the two" imbues the story with an important universal message that carries over into life. Alison Clement's magnificient novel has proved the solution my gift-giving for this year.

READ THROUGH THIS NON STOP

I couldn't get away from this book. I live in New York City and normally do my reading on the hour-long trip to and from work on the subway train. This book is so engrossing I did not want the train ride to end so I could keep reading. I almost missed my stop a few times; it's that good. I genuinely wish it could have gone on; I wanted to keep reading about June Duvall! Hooray, Alison Clement!

What a Wonderful Book!

This has to be one of the best books I've ever read. The book description only scratches the surface of what it's about. It's an incredible story about a woman, June Duvall, and her relationships with other people and how she thinks and how she reacts to things that happen in her life, both directly and indirectly. Alison Clement is an immensely talented writer who has done an amazing job of developing the characters that make them seem so real, like you're getting to know them rather than just reading about them. Her use of dialog between June and the people in her life, combined with both subtle and vivid descriptions of June's thoughts and reactions, make this a book that's hard to put down. I also highly recommend the author's previous book, Pretty Is As Pretty Does. It's a completely different story, but just as enjoyable and well written.