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S'està carregant… The Comfort of Lies: A Novel (edició 2013)de Randy Susan Meyers
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Apunta't a LibraryThing per saber si aquest llibre et pot agradar. No hi ha cap discussió a Converses sobre aquesta obra. Loved it - it wove the views from three different women on what it is to be a mom, and what lengths we will go to for a child. ( ) A complex story about family, mistakes, adoption, and the ties that bind and tear us apart told from three alternating points-of-view (okay, four, if you count a few chapters told from the man's point-of-view toward the end of the story). A lot of issues were explored, but I didn't feel satisfied with the summary ending. I really wanted a symbol to tie it all up, something that would resonate long after the book was finished. With something this complex, the reader needs to feel like the struggle will continue and be given a symbol of the strength the characters will need or develop or a hint at their failure. That's the only thing keeping me from giving this book 5 stars. All stories have a beginning, a MUDDLE (middle) and an end. Randy Susan Meyers creates a huge muddle in her book "The comfort of lies". All four major characters are confronted with their denial of the truth, and their motives for their actions. There are no simple solutions to their problems, and they all end up making major changes in their lives. It is clear that Meyers worked for years in human services and has intimate knowledge of the ways of dysfunctional families. She writes with empathy for each of her characters. The composition of the book is easy to follow. It is chronological with each chapter focussed on one of the protagonists. This device creates extra tension, because you feel sympathy for each point of view. The reading group guide in the back asks several questions about who the reader sympathizes with the most, and I find it hard to decide. This may also be because the protagonists belong to different segments of society, and that made especially Caroline seem arrogant and indifferent, Juliette a selfish spoiled brat, and Nathan an irresponsible jerk and Tia an promiscuous alcoholic. However, Meyers manages to flesh out her character in such away that the reader understands their stirrings in their souls and can follow their decisionmaking process. This is an easy entertaining read with a lot of psychological depth.
Meyers has crafted an absorbing and layered drama that explores the complexities of infidelity, forgiveness, and family. "The characters crackle with both intelligence and wit . . . Meyers’ women resonate as strong, complicated and conflicted, and the writing flows effortlessly in this sweet yet sassy novel about love, women and motherhood.”
Five years ago, Tia fell into obsessive love with a man she could never have. Married, and the father of two boys, Nathan was unavailable in every way. When she became pregnant, he disappeared, and she gave up her baby for adoption. Five years ago, Caroline, a dedicated pathologist, reluctantly adopted a baby to please her husband. She prayed her misgivings would disappear; instead, she's questioning whether she's cut out for the role of wife and mother. Five years ago, Juliette considered her life ideal: she had a solid marriage, two beautiful young sons, and a thriving business. Then she discovered Nathan's affair. He promised he'd never stray again, and she trusted him. But when Juliette intercepts a letter to her husband from Tia that contains pictures of a child with a deep resemblance to her husband, her world crumbles once more. How could Nathan deny his daughter? And if he's kept this a secret from her, what else is he hiding? Desperate for the truth, Juliette goes in search of the little girl. And before long, the three women and Nathan are on a collision course with consequences that none of them could have predicted. Riveting and arresting, The Comfort of Lies explores the collateral damage of infidelity and the dark, private struggles many of us experience but rarely reveal. No s'han trobat descripcions de biblioteca. |
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