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The Story of a Marriage

Andrew Sean Greer

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Jul 24, 2009 Deb (Readerbuzz) Nance rated it really liked it

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I chose this book originally because of all the positive buzz I heard about it. I was happy to see when I received it that it was set in San Francisco. Consequently, I saved it for a month so that I could take it along with us on our anniversary trip to SF. We are here in SF now. I started it yesterday on the plane and finished it last night.

It was the perfect book for this trip. Of course its setting in SF is fun, as we visited some of the places mentioned in the book. But, more than that, the ...more

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Aug 11, 2008 Ginger rated it it was amazing

his is my favorite read in a looooong time! It is a lyrical tour de force in a mere 180 pages. Small and mighty. Poetic and truthful while also an unfolding mystery. I was fully engaged and the writing was beautiful. The movement of time from present to past was just artful. Having just listened to a segment about the Rosenbergs' trial in the 1950s on NPR, the setting of time resonated deeply. Having just repatriated to the San Francisco area, the setting in the SF Sunset district also resonated ...more

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Jun 06, 2018 Lisa of Hopewell marked it as to-read

I learned of this book via this blog post: https://bookshelffantasies.com/2018/0... ...more

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Jun 22, 2008 Kaley rated it it was amazing

Shelves: 2009, favorites, bookclub-possibilities, bookclub-2020-maybes

This book was WONDERFUL! It was surprisingly chock-full of twists and turns, and kept me enthralled right up to the very end. Greer does a beautiful job of spinning the tale, and his characters are very real. Very satisfying end,
Recommend for anyone who likes fiction, books set in another time period (San Francisco in the 1950s), a story with unexpected twists, or just a good read!

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