by Catherine Ryan Hyde · Black Swan · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780552773645
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«Love in the Present Tense» is the contemporary fiction novel by Catherine Ryan Hyde, published by Black Swan in paperback (304 pages, in English).
Pearl, a young mother marked by violence, cares for Leonard, her five-year-old son with asthma and vision problems. When a man from her past reappears, she leaves him in the care of Mitch, her twenty-five-year-old neighbor, and disappears. The voices of the three explore love, family and the difficulty of loving those who are no longer there.
Subtitled «The magical story of a young boy's search for his mother», it was selected by Richard & Judy's Book Club in 2007.
For readers of contemporary fiction and family narrative, including book clubs.
Catherine Ryan Hyde is an American novelist and short story writer, with more recent forays and notable success in transitioning from traditional publication towards the world of eBook publication. Her novels have enjoyed bestseller status in both the U.S. and U.K., and her short stories have won many awards and honors. Her book Pay It Forward, was later adapted into a film of the same name and her novel Electric God is currently in development.
