Debbie answers “OK. Did this book end with Pip remarrying...”

Ellen asked this question about After the End:

OK. Did this book end with Pip remarrying Max? (Not including Leila's last chapter). Because in Pip's next-to-last section, Max was moving back to the US to be with Blair. "And, as the service begins, the room disappears and it's just me, Max and Grace, and the registrar, making us all a family again." I am totally confused and feel stupid. Any thoughts?

Debbie I think the last two chapters are open for interpretation. The second half of the book offers two alternatives to how this story completes. It is not …moreI think the last two chapters are open for interpretation. The second half of the book offers two alternatives to how this story completes. It is not a given that they remarry.(less)

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Kathleen If you’ve ever read the Allen Drury Advise and Consent series from the 70s, he uses a similar technique. Someone is killed, you don’t know who, in the ...more
Oct 02, 2019 03:00PM · flag

Debbie Thank you for this comment. I am going to look into Allen Drury's books. Something I have been "meaning to do" for a long time. Thinking of Robt. Fros ...more
Oct 02, 2019 03:54PM · flag

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