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Aug 12, 2019
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Vintage page-turner by one of my favourite Australian authors. This one is an ensemble piece. Moriarty does a great job at juggling 12 different characters; I was never confused as to who was who (although at times I did have to concentrate very hard) and giving each person an intriguing backstory and fleshed out physicality. The Agatha-Christie-esque country house theme is transferred to a lonely country health resort. There is psychological interest, humour, romance, anguish, a sinister on-the
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Be careful what you sign up for. If you book into Tranquillum House, expecting a spa and a life-changing experience you will certainly get the latter, as the latest group of hopefuls found out. There is no way they could have predicted the dark mind of Masha the Russian owner/manager or the treatments she had planned for them. The nine characters are well drawn, though during the book Frances, the failing author, is the major character. When I first started this I had the "oh no" feeling I get w
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3.5 stars. It’s a good book with many relatable and thought provoking situations. Life can be a twisted journey and everyone has there own experiences and issues. Liane Moriarty reminds you of that in this book although she approaches it in a peculiar health resort experience where you will be “transformed”.
I really like Liane Moriarty books, but this one was my least favorite so far. Liane is gifted to create fun characters that are interesting. This book started out great with an eclectic group going to a health spa retreat. It took an unexpected twist. Warning this book has some profanity. 3.5 stars.
Another very engaging & intriguing character & dialog-driven Moriarty novel. Listened to audiobook on my iPhone, borrowed from library. Loved, absolutely loved, the narrator and her accents & dramatization--she's a classic. And that Aussie accent, ah...those vowels, the rises & falls, the laughs--very, very well done.
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