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Written on Apr 17, 2018
I received this book for free from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.Upper West Side NYC meets with petty neighborhood jealousy. A supposedly well educated and classy group of people squabble over a parking space and what results is a horrific act of violence. This is the premise of Anna Quindlen's new book.
This tale is told beautifully , the author does not disappoint in her writing of this book. The story is so well written in prose that went down like a fine red wine. With that said the book was slow moving for me and while I did enjoy the book and the characters, especially Nora, it just took a while to get into. Nora was my favorite character, I would love to have her job, my dream job has always been to work in a museum and live in NYC. Would I love to be married to Charlie? No thanks ! The author examines and delves into the heart of this family and what it takes for Nora to keep it all together as a wife, mother and working woman. As Nora's life unravels her character becomes stronger and this is what I took away from this story; as women we are separate beings as well as mothers and wives.
While this book was about a tragic incident it was also a story about a woman who finds out whi she really is and what she really wants in life.This review was originally posted on My Fiction Obsession
This tale is told beautifully , the author does not disappoint in her writing of this book. The story is so well written in prose that went down like a fine red wine. With that said the book was slow moving for me and while I did enjoy the book and the characters, especially Nora, it just took a while to get into. Nora was my favorite character, I would love to have her job, my dream job has always been to work in a museum and live in NYC. Would I love to be married to Charlie? No thanks ! The author examines and delves into the heart of this family and what it takes for Nora to keep it all together as a wife, mother and working woman. As Nora's life unravels her character becomes stronger and this is what I took away from this story; as women we are separate beings as well as mothers and wives.
While this book was about a tragic incident it was also a story about a woman who finds out whi she really is and what she really wants in life.This review was originally posted on My Fiction Obsession