Shreve Anita. The Pilot's Wife

A Novel.A pilot's wife is taught to be prepared for the late-night knock at the door. But when Kathryn Lyons receives word that a plan flown by her husband, Jack, has exploded near the coast of Ireland, she confronts the unfathomable-one startling revelation at a time. Soon drawn into a maelstrom of publicity fueled by rumors that Jack led a secret life, Kathryn sets out to learn who her husband really was, whatever that knowledge might cost. Her search propels this taut, impassioned novel as it movingly explores the question, How well can we ever really know another person?The Pilot’s Wife by Anita Shreve
frequently drenched by memories that seemed to have no
regard for circumstance or place, and then subjected to the
nearly intolerable heat of reporters, photographers and
curious onlookers. It was a weather system with no logic,
she had decided, no pattern, no progression, no form.
The situation becomes even more dire when the plane’s
black box is recovered, pinning responsibility for the crash
on Jack. In an attempt to clear his name, Kathryn searches
for any and all clues to the hours before the flight. Yet each
discovery forces her to realize that she didn’t know her
husband of 16 years at all. Shreve’s complex and highly
convincing treatment of Kathryn’s dilemma, coupled with
intriguing minor characters and an expertly paced plot,
makes The Pilot’s Wife really take off.