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The Testing of Luther Albright is the debut novel of MacKenzie Scott, published in 2005 by Fourth Estate, an imprint of HarperCollins. [1] Plot. Luther Albright is a devoted father and a designer of dams, a self-controlled man who believes, he can engineer happiness for his family by sheltering them from his own emotions.
Jul 1, 2005 · The Testing of Luther Albright is MacKenzie Scott’s debut novel published under her previous name. The 239-page book explores the mental and emotional states and the actions of Luther Albright, who resolves to keep his wife (Liz) and son (Elliot) in a bubble.
Jul 25, 2006 · Nightmarish connections begin to whisper at Luther from the most innocent of places as debut novelist MacKenzie Bezos tightens her net of psychological suspense around the reader with bravura skill. This is a harrowing portrait of an ordinary man who finds himself tested and strives not to be found wanting. Read more.
Aug 1, 2005 · Luther Albright uses a D.I.Y. obsession of intense practicality to continually mask his emotional insecurities. A man who could mend a spaceship with a Swiss Army knife but can never tell his wife he loves her.
Aug 1, 2005 · His teenage son’s behavior becomes increasingly bizarre and threatening, his devoted wife more distant, and then a dam of Luther’s design comes under investigation for structural flaws exposed by...
Jul 25, 2006 · A psychological suspense story about a man whose family and career are threatened by an earthquake and his son's behavior. Toni Morrison praises the novel as a "sophisticated" and "irresistible" exploration of everyday terror.
Jul 25, 2006 · In the midst of his heartbreaking family dissolution, Luther must battle against the need to withhold his emotions and push his family even farther away. Nightmarish meanings begin to shout at Luther from the most innocent of places as debut novelist MacKenzie Bezos tightens her net of psychological suspense around the reader with bravura skill.
