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Independent on Sunday
'Waldman hooks us from page one ... Tells it with a wittiness and pace which never slacken.'
Glasgow Evening Times
'A must for any guilt-ridden, wicked stepmothers out there...Clever, honest and very funny
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13 of 14 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I picked up this book purely by chance, as I must admit it is not usually a subject matter or genre that would necessarily appeal to me. However from the the first few pages I was hooked. I thought it was beautifully and poignantly written - one of those books where you just re-read certain paragraphs and sentences because they were so moving. It deals with a difficult subject - infant death, but is ultimately uplifting and satisfying. She is an author I will definitely be reading again!
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
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I just picked this book up at random in the local book-shop. I could not put it down from the first page. If you don't usually go for this sort of novel, or don't fancy the blurb on the back, trust me, you will enjoy this book immensley. It really shows all the emotion and turmoil we hold inside in times of family confrontations, and it shows that sometime even when we handle things badly, things can come right in the end. Read this book, you will not be disappointed, and i now intend to read all of Ayelet's other novels, hope they are as good.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
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Emelia is in love with Jack, but there is the small matter of Jack's son William by his first marriage. That Emelia was instrumental in breaking up their happy home is only secondary to her current preoccupation, which is the baby daughter she had a few months ago who died just after birth. Emelia has a lot of problems - she doesn't much like William, and it shows. Furthermore, William's mother is a prime neurotic who insists that he has a lactose intolerance and who doesn't trust her usurper to take care of her son when it is Jack's turn to have him.
Ayelet Waldman can certainly write. Her heroine is sharp, witty and sarcastic, though without the gift of much self-knowledge. She is fallible, human and a very impressive creation. These well-off New Yorkers are entertainingly portrayed and the plot zooms along with no implausibilities and even minor characters are given good credibility. There is certainly tragedy here, but it is not self-indulgent and the astringent sensibilities of the writer avoid anything too cloying in this novel, which journeys convincingly towards self-understanding and - dreaded word, but horribly relevant here - closure. I found it a real pleasure to read.
Ayelet Waldman can certainly write. Her heroine is sharp, witty and sarcastic, though without the gift of much self-knowledge. She is fallible, human and a very impressive creation. These well-off New Yorkers are entertainingly portrayed and the plot zooms along with no implausibilities and even minor characters are given good credibility. There is certainly tragedy here, but it is not self-indulgent and the astringent sensibilities of the writer avoid anything too cloying in this novel, which journeys convincingly towards self-understanding and - dreaded word, but horribly relevant here - closure. I found it a real pleasure to read.
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Amazing - couldn't put down
I love any books about New York. The tribulations Emilia Greenleaf faces are heartbreaking and endearing. Read more
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A touching story
I bought this book accidentally, just saw it on the bookshelf in one bookstore as I was just looking around to see what's new as I tend to always do. Read more
Published on 20 July 2009 by R.M.
A decent read
Struggled to feel the symapthy for the character that was needed to root for her and really enjoy the story. Read more
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Love and other impossible pursuits
A very moving account of a young woman's tentative and precarious relationship with her young stepson; made more difficult by the loss of her own newly born baby. Read more
Published on 4 Aug 2006 by MCB
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