Alexandra Whitaker
Auteur de Leaving Sophie Dean
Œuvres de Alexandra Whitaker
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Wronged wife leaves husband and mistress with kids à Name that Book (Novembre 2016)
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Initially, I wrote that this was a very light and quick read, engrossing, thought provoking... and ultimately disappointing at the end.
However, the book is more complex than it appears, and after a couple of days reflection, the ending makes perfect sense, even if it wasn't what I wanted to see. Which is a lot like life sometimes, isn't it?
However, the book is more complex than it appears, and after a couple of days reflection,
I very much enjoyed Leaving Sophie Dean. It had been a while since I'd read women's fiction set in a neighborhood that I know so well. The characters live in the South End, Back Bay and Jamaica Plain areas of Boston, and Alexandra Whitaker captures the places so well that they are another character in the story.
If you're looking for fun and witty women's fiction, consider how these elements work together: A good-enough marriage that breaks apart when the young mistress lays down an ultimatum - in response to her best friend's dare/taunt. The best friend is a formerly childhood friend who has her own issues with the glamorous, successful, aggressive mistress. The mistress is a little predictable, but her dilemma is certainly novel and makes for great comedy. Sophie Dean blossoms as a character and, in the best tradition of women's fiction, she keeps us laughing as she reclaims her identity and her life. It helps that Sophie's husband remains likable throughout the novel.
If you're looking for a fun, romantic comedic escape, I highly recommend Leaving Sophie Dean.
ISBN-10: 0446583944 - Paperback $13.99
Publisher: 5 Spot; Original edition (March 26, 2012), 352 pages.
Review copy courtesy of the publisher.… (plus d'informations)
If you're looking for fun and witty women's fiction, consider how these elements work together: A good-enough marriage that breaks apart when the young mistress lays down an ultimatum - in response to her best friend's dare/taunt. The best friend is a formerly childhood friend who has her own issues with the glamorous, successful, aggressive mistress. The mistress is a little predictable, but her dilemma is certainly novel and makes for great comedy. Sophie Dean blossoms as a character and, in the best tradition of women's fiction, she keeps us laughing as she reclaims her identity and her life. It helps that Sophie's husband remains likable throughout the novel.
If you're looking for a fun, romantic comedic escape, I highly recommend Leaving Sophie Dean.
ISBN-10: 0446583944 - Paperback $13.99
Publisher: 5 Spot; Original edition (March 26, 2012), 352 pages.
Review copy courtesy of the publisher.… (plus d'informations)
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- Œuvres
- 2
- Membres
- 32
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- #430,838
- Évaluation
- 4.0
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- 3
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- 6
The idea that a cheating husband planning to leave his wife gets his plans altered by the wife opting to leave first is very original.
I wasn't keen on the idea of a mother leaving her small children but the mess and amount of work it leaves him and his mistress with was interesting.
This is multiple POV.