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"she gave him a paperback called Commonwealth. 'It was a very big deal last year, won the National Book Award, sold through the roof. Do you know it?' In retrospect he would say that he knew right from the beginning, maybe the middle of the first chapter that there was something going on, though everything is clear in retrospect. The nearer truth was that the book had taken hold of him long before he saw himself in it. That was the part that seemed so craz ...more
"she gave him a paperback called Commonwealth. 'It was a very big deal last year, won the National Book Award, sold through the roof. Do you know it?' In retrospect he would say that he knew right from the beginning, maybe the middle of the first chapter that there was something going on, though everything is clear in retrospect. The nearer truth was that the book had taken hold of him long before he saw himself in it. That was the part that seemed so craz ...more
Brilliant and heart-wrenching. If you are part of a step-family you will commiserate. If you are not, you will be able to walk in other's shoes-and isn't that what every good book does? This is the first book that I have read that captures step-family dynamics so completely. Let it be a cautionary tale for married couples-how one simple moment can change everything for two families. Let it be a tale of hope for those of us living this reality. N The last chapters were perfection and brought me t
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Don't have much to say about this book except I liked it and it felt good while reading it even though it wasn't necessarily a "feel-good" book. I think it was my first Patchett book and I now plan to read more of her book catalogue.
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This was one of those books that I struggled to get through at the beginning, but after I finished it, it stuck with me and I was still thinking about it for weeks. For me, that's what makes a 5/5 rating.
Bert Cousins (attorney) invites himself to coworker Fix Keating's (police officer) daughter's christening party one weekend. While there, he ends up kissing and ultimately falling in love with Fix's wife Beverly. The book then follows how this one event affects their families over the next fiv ...more
Bert Cousins (attorney) invites himself to coworker Fix Keating's (police officer) daughter's christening party one weekend. While there, he ends up kissing and ultimately falling in love with Fix's wife Beverly. The book then follows how this one event affects their families over the next fiv ...more
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