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Anita Shreve is an American author known for her emotionally rich and skillfully narrated works, primarily focusing on themes of family, love, and women's growth.

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“love is ... something extraordinary that happens to ordinary people.”

People Happens Love Is Ordinary Extraordinary Ordinary People

Book:The Last Time They Met

Source: The Last Time They Met

“Love is not simply the sum of sweet greetings and wrenching partings and kisses and embraces, but is made up more of the memory of what has happened and the imagining of what is to come.”

Made Memories Love Is Happened Sweet Kissing Embrace Parting Greetings

Author:Anita Shreve

“I learned that night that love is never as ferocious as when you think it is going to leave you. We are not always allowed this knowledge, and so our love sometimes becomes retrospective.”

Thinking Sometimes Night Love Is Our Love Retrospective

Book:The Weight Of Water

Source: The Weight Of Water

“Love and marriage are wonderful arenas in which to place a character. We are most likely to risk our morals and beliefs while in love. Betrayal gives tremendous insights into a character as well.”

Giving Wells Character Belief Love Is Moral Wonderful Risk Insight Betrayal Arena Love And Marriage Love Betrayal

Author:Anita Shreve

“Love is never as ferocious as when you think it's going to leave you.”

Thinking Love Inspirational Love Is

Author:Anita Shreve

About the Author

Born: October 7, 1946
Known for: Writer
Quotes: 50

Books & Sources

The Last Time They MetRelated source material

The Pilot's WifeRelated source material

The Weight Of WaterRelated source material

A Wedding in DecemberRelated source material

A Wedding in December: A NovelRelated source material

All He Ever Wanted: A NovelRelated source material

Body Surfing: A NovelRelated source material

Eden Close: a novelRelated source material

Light On SnowRelated source material

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