The Pilot's Wife
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The Pilot's Wife : A Novel is a 1998 novel by Anita Shreve
. It is chronologically the third novel in Shreve's informal trilogy to be set in a large beach house on the New Hampshire
coast that used to be a convent
. It is preceded by Fortune's Rocks
and Sea Glass
.
The novel was chosen as an Oprah's Book Club
selection for March of 1999.
, Ireland
. As she and her daughter Mattie try to cope with this sudden loss, she finds herself bombarded by the press. While she and the airlines try to find the reason for the crash, she slowly unravels a series of secrets her husband has kept from her until she realizes that he lived a double life she never knew about.
. It was directed by Robert Markowitz
and stars Christine Lahti
and Campbell Scott
. "The Pilot's Wife" (9-11pm ET: 12.5 household rating/20 share, 17.20 million viewers), won its time period in households, viewers, adults 25-54 (5.7/13), boomers (7.0/15), women 25-54 (8.2/18) and adults 18-49 (4.3/11). An August 2004 repeat airing drew 10.173 million viewers.http://www.cbspressexpress.com/div.php/cbs_network/release?id=7326
Anita Shreve
Anita Shreve is an American writer. The daughter of an airline pilot and a homemaker, she graduated from Dedham High School, attended Tufts University and began writing while working as a high school teacher in Reading MA. One of her first published stories, Past the Island, Drifting, was awarded...
. It is chronologically the third novel in Shreve's informal trilogy to be set in a large beach house on the New Hampshire
New Hampshire
New Hampshire is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. The state was named after the southern English county of Hampshire. It is bordered by Massachusetts to the south, Vermont to the west, Maine and the Atlantic Ocean to the east, and the Canadian...
coast that used to be a convent
Convent
A convent is either a community of priests, religious brothers, religious sisters, or nuns, or the building used by the community, particularly in the Roman Catholic Church and in the Anglican Communion...
. It is preceded by Fortune's Rocks
Fortune's Rocks
Fortune's Rocks is a 1999 romance novel by bestselling author Anita Shreve. It is chronologically the first novel in Shreve's tetralogy to be set in a large beach house on the New Hampshire coast that used to be a convent...
and Sea Glass
Sea Glass
Sea Glass is a 2002 romance novel by Anita Shreve. It is chronologically the second novel in Shreve's informal trilogy to be set in a large beach house on the New Hampshire coast that used to be a convent...
.
The novel was chosen as an Oprah's Book Club
Oprah's Book Club
Oprah's Book Club was a book discussion club segment of the American talk show The Oprah Winfrey Show, highlighting books chosen by host Oprah Winfrey. Winfrey started the book club in 1996, selecting a new novel for viewers to read and discuss each month. The Club ended its 15-year run, along with...
selection for March of 1999.
Plot summary
The novel is about Kathryn Lyons, whose husband, Jack Lyons, dies in a plane crash over the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Malin HeadMalin Head
Malin Head , on the Inishowen Peninsula, County Donegal, is usually given as the most northerly headland of the mainland of Ireland . In fact, the most northerly point is actually a headland named Banba's Crown on the Inishowen Peninsula about 2 km to the northeast...
, Ireland
Ireland
Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...
. As she and her daughter Mattie try to cope with this sudden loss, she finds herself bombarded by the press. While she and the airlines try to find the reason for the crash, she slowly unravels a series of secrets her husband has kept from her until she realizes that he lived a double life she never knew about.
Adaptation
The novel was adapted into a made-for-TV movie in 2002 on CBSCBS
CBS Broadcasting Inc. is a major US commercial broadcasting television network, which started as a radio network. The name is derived from the initials of the network's former name, Columbia Broadcasting System. The network is sometimes referred to as the "Eye Network" in reference to the shape of...
. It was directed by Robert Markowitz
Robert Markowitz
Robert Markowitz is an American film/television director. He has directed a number television films that include Too Young to Die? , Decoration Day , The Tuskegee Airmen , The Great Gatsby , The Pilot's Wife , Word of Honor and among other films.He also directed episodes...
and stars Christine Lahti
Christine Lahti
Christine Lahti is an American actress and film director. Lahti has had a successful career in television and film. Throughout her career she has garnered 2 Golden Globe Awards from 8 Nominations, An Emmy Award from 6 Nominations and 2 Academy Award nominations...
and Campbell Scott
Campbell Scott
Campbell Scott is an American actor, director, producer, and voice artist.-Life and career:Scott was born in New York City, the son of George C. Scott, an actor, director, and producer, and Colleen Dewhurst, a Canadian-born actress. He graduated from Lawrence University in 1983. His brother is...
. "The Pilot's Wife" (9-11pm ET: 12.5 household rating/20 share, 17.20 million viewers), won its time period in households, viewers, adults 25-54 (5.7/13), boomers (7.0/15), women 25-54 (8.2/18) and adults 18-49 (4.3/11). An August 2004 repeat airing drew 10.173 million viewers.http://www.cbspressexpress.com/div.php/cbs_network/release?id=7326