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A Ship Made of Paper by Scott Spencer

A Ship Made of Paper

A Novel

Scott Spencer

HarperCollins · Print & ebook · February 17, 2009

Daniel Emerson lives with Kate Ellis, and he is like a father to her daughter, Ruby.

Literary FictionMarriage & DivorceMulticultural & Interracial RomanceRomance
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Who it’s for
Straightforward contemporary romance with an easy entry and a sustaining, page-turning feel.
Genres
Multicultural & Interracial Romance, Literary Fiction, Marriage & Divorce
Published
HarperCollins, February 17, 2009

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About this book

Daniel Emerson lives with Kate Ellis, and he is like a father to her daughter, Ruby. But he cannot control his desire for Iris Davenport, the African-American woman whose son is Ruby's best friend.

Continue reading

During a freak October blizzard, Daniel is stranded at Iris's house, and they begin a sexual liaison that eventually imperils all their relationships, Daniel's profession, their children's well-being, their own race-blindness, and their view of themselves as essentially good people.

Why It Clicks

Straightforward contemporary romance with an easy entry and a sustaining, page-turning feel.

Come here for

  • accessible, classroom-friendly romance
  • steady immersion over fireworks

Expect

  • book-club friendly conversation
  • practical, no-fuss emotional beats

Where it sits

Literary Fiction54%
Multicultural & Interracial Romance51%
Marriage & Divorce43%

Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.

Publisher categories

  • American Plays
  • Plays by Women
  • Literary Fiction
  • Contemporary Romance
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  • Multicultural & Interracial Romance
  • New Adult Romance
  • Coming-of-Age
  • Women's Fiction
Authors
Scott Spencer
Publisher
HarperCollins
Published
February 17, 2009
Format
Print & ebook
Reading lane
American Plays