The Cloud of Unknowing

The Cloud of Unknowing

by Thomas H Cook (Author)

Synopsis

David Sears grew up in the shadow of his brilliant sister, Diana, convinced by their father that she would accomplish great things. Instead, she married and had a son, Jason, who--like David and Diana's father--is schizophrenic. Her husband, Mark, a geneticist, never made peace with Jason's condition. Perhaps this is why Diana will not accept the authorities' conclusion that Jason's drowning death was accidental. Or perhaps Diana is going mad. As she builds a case against her husband and the seductive qualities of her manic energy become impossible to ignore, David finds himself afraid for his own family's safety. In The Cloud of Unknowing, Cook explores the power of blood and family mythology.

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 310
Edition: Reprint
Publisher: Harcourt
Published: 10 Sep 2007

ISBN 10: 0156032805
ISBN 13: 9780156032803

Media Reviews
PRAISE FOR THE CLOUD OF UNKNOWING

[Diana's] inexorable descent into mania, narrated by her brother Dave, is as gripping as the mystery itself. A-. -- Entertainment Weekly What's at stake isn't so much the resolution of a mystery as the integrity of a family. -- Time Out New York
PRAISE FOR THE CLOUD OF UNKNOWING

[Diana s] inexorable descent into mania, narrated by her brother Dave, is as gripping as the mystery itself. A-. Entertainment Weekly
What's at stake isn't so much the resolution of a mystery as the integrity of a family. Time Out New York
PRAISE FOR THE CLOUD OF UNKNOWING

[Diana's] inexorable descent into mania, narrated by her brother Dave, is as gripping as the mystery itself. A-. --Entertainment Weekly

What's at stake isn't so much the resolution of a mystery as the integrity of a family. --Time Out New York

Author Bio
Thomas H. Cook is the author of nineteen novels and two works of nonfiction. He has been nominated for the Edgar Award seven times in five different categories, including Best Novel for Red Leaves, which was also nominated for a Barry and a Duncan Lawrie Dagger. His novel The Chatham School Affair won the Edgar for Best Novel. He lives in New York City and Cape Cod.