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Happenstance: The Husband's Story - The Wife's Story (Paperback)

by Carol Shields (Author)
3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)

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  • Paperback: 400 pages
  • Publisher: Flamingo; New Ed edition (11 April 1994)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0586092242
  • ISBN-13: 978-0586092248
  • Product Dimensions: 19.2 x 13 x 3.4 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 188,534 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Consists of two novels fused together in the middle. Both tell the story of the same five-day period - one from Jack Bowman's point of view, and the other from his wife, Brenda's. The author also wrote "Mary Swann" and "The Republic of Love".

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars A good aeroplane read, 7 July 2001
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I read the woman's section first, and I thought that was going to be much more sympathetic. But then I read the man's section, and found that my sympathies had been reversed. It's a medium-good book, enjoyable, but in the end a bit slight.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars A lovingly told story from a husband and wife's perspective, 29 Feb 2000
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In Happenstance, the book is literally in two separate parts: in one half the wife tells her story and you flip over the book and the other half covers the same period of time as recounted by the husband. I have read all of Carol Shields' books (short stories and novels), and this, I think, is my all time favourite. Carol Shields' greatest achievement is managing - in all her books - to make ordinary people who lead seemingly ordinary existences so fascinating.
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1 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars Great idea, dull execution, 20 Dec 2000
By belindao@amdocs.com (Dublin, Ireland) - See all my reviews
2 sides the same story in a week of a married couples life - great idea but the heroine Brenda just made me want to commit suicide !
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