A Ship Made of Paper - by Scott Spencer (Paperback)

Book Synopsis

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. 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.

Review Quotes

"Spencer is a magnificent writer." -- Anne Tyler

A Ship Made of Paper is an engagingly written, wickedly insightful, and passionate novel about desire, race, and fate. -- Oscar Hijuelos

Scott Spencer has a genius for observing dramatic everyday moments. -- Francine Prose

"Here's a love story that you can recommend, without blushing, to other adults." -- Chicago Sun-Times

"A Ship Made of Paper" rocks with suspense and daring. -- Salon.com

The beauty of this novel lies not only in the telling but in its commitment to the passionate life. -- Newsweek

"A searching study of the chaotic side of love." -- People