false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1251708369m/6480625.jpg 108784 21 Anna Gavalda's <I>Someone I Loved</I> is a hauntingly intimate look at the intolerably painful, yet occasionally valuable consequences that adultery can have on a marriage and the individuals involved. Readers familiar with <I>I Wish Someone Were Waiting for Me Somewhere</I>, Gavalda's stunning collection of short stories, will once again be charmed by her deceptively simple prose, while new fans will quickly fall under the spell of this enchanting literary voice.<p> Once he discovers that his son Adrien has left his wife Chloe, along with their two adorable daughters, the normally removed Pierre Dippel steps in to rescue the girls, driving them from Paris to his rustic country house for some much needed rest and reflection. While the girls watch cartoons and run around in "You're a Barbie Girl" sneakers, Chloe and Pierre discover a bond they never knew existed. As Chloe comes to terms with her abandonment, Pierre confesses his own adulterous affair, years earlier, with a translator living in Hong Kong. In the shadow of the story is Suzanne, Pierre's status-conscious wife who pardoned his actions in order to live a socially-acceptable life. As the days go on and the hours get later, it becomes apparent that Pierre is filled with regret over losing the one woman he ever truly loved ("Every day you have to fight a bit. A little bit each day, with the courage to be yourself, to decide to be happ--..."), while Chloe is forced to confront the raw anger she feels over losing the life she had grown to love.<p> Short in length, yet long in substance, <I>Someone I Loved</I> ends like most great love affairs, forever leaving you wanting just one more moment. <I>--Gisele Toueg</I> 1864556 2002 Someone I Loved total:304|5:55|4:92|3:96|2:34|1:10| 304 1066 436 50 0 2 false false Tue Sep 22 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Sep 02 12:42:36 -0700 2009 Tue Sep 22 10:22:15 -0700 2009 more...]]> 0 1 false false Sat Jun 06 23:00:22 -0700 2009 Fri Jul 17 13:23:48 -0700 2009
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Forever Leaving You Wanting Just One More Moment, 21 Feb 2006


"So love is just bullshit" That's it? It never works out?"
"Of course it works out. But you have to fight.."
"Fight how?"
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I adored this slip of a story. The prose is refined and sparse with not one superfluous sentence.

The inside jacket description reads as follows:

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Someone I Loved was a sad and lovely story. Do know that this edition ends half way, I...more...]]> 3 0 true false Thu Nov 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Wed Nov 21 20:08:30 -0800 2007 Wed Nov 21 20:13:53 -0800 2007 more...]]> 3 0 false false Tue Apr 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon Aug 17 10:12:10 -0700 2009 Mon Aug 17 10:12:26 -0700 2009 ]]> 4 0 false false Sat May 30 20:47:24 -0700 2009 Sat May 30 20:47:24 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Tue Aug 18 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Nov 15 05:18:37 -0800 2009 Sun Nov 15 05:20:30 -0800 2009 3 0 false false Thu Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Oct 26 03:37:25 -0700 2009 Mon Oct 26 03:51:08 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Thu Jun 25 04:50:28 -0700 2009 Thu Jun 25 04:51:24 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Wed Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Sun Mar 01 15:53:52 -0800 2009 Mon Mar 02 11:30:23 -0800 2009 3 0 false false Sun Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Mon Jul 16 10:31:57 -0700 2007 Tue Jul 17 12:29:43 -0700 2007
Not always easy to swallow (or follow, thanks to some quirks in the translation from the original French), this novel takes a close look at the motives ...more...]]> 2 0 false false Sun Aug 02 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Aug 03 23:56:32 -0700 2009 Mon Aug 03 23:57:39 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Sun Sep 13 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Sep 13 07:31:02 -0700 2009 Sun Sep 13 07:32:09 -0700 2009 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=6480625