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“What if you wrote of someone writing of you? In the end, which of you would be real?
In the beginning she was a thought so unformed that he was aware only of something which once was not… In time there were shapes in the clouds and there was her.”
What a deliciously intertwined pair of lives these characters have, crossing the lines between reality and imagination. This book has two titles, Crossing the Lines (which I’ve referred to) and After She Wrote Him. Or could it have been After He Wrote ...more
“What if you wrote of someone writing of you? In the end, which of you would be real?
In the beginning she was a thought so unformed that he was aware only of something which once was not… In time there were shapes in the clouds and there was her.”
What a deliciously intertwined pair of lives these characters have, crossing the lines between reality and imagination. This book has two titles, Crossing the Lines (which I’ve referred to) and After She Wrote Him. Or could it have been After He Wrote ...more
Madeleine d’Leon was a crime fiction author, writing a story with the main character of Edward McGinnity, who was also an author, and the book he was writing had a main character named Madeleine d’Leon. When Edward (Ned) and his good friend Willow, who was married to Edward’s rival, went to the launch of Willow’s art, an art critic – a person no one particularly liked – fell down the stairs at the gallery. With the police having Edward in their sights as the murderer, they wouldn’t leave him alo
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Great concept. Requires the reader to pay constant attention throughout. Did feel jarring at times. Somewhat abrupt ending but a genuinely satisfying read.
Oh wow, that last 50 pages was totally intense!! It's like sitting in a driver's seat of car going downhill without a working brake and heading into a certain and tremendous crash. I was ever more thankful that I was being a responsible adult last night and made myself stop before this happened (more of a lucky chance that I decided to stop reading where I did). As it was, I found it hard to sleep as this book and characters were banging around in my head all night!
This is a very different novel ...more
This is a very different novel ...more
A clever, well-structured and entertaining read. The ending was a little bit of a let down but otherwise this was a great book.
Jun 16, 2022
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