The Odds By Stewart O’Nan (Viking Adult, Hardcover, 9780670023165, January 19, 2012, 192pp.) The Short of It: A brutally honest look at a marriage in crisis. The Rest of It: In all my years as a reader, I’ve never read an O’Nan novel. Boy, have I been missing out. Art and Marion Fowler ditch their soon-to-be [...]
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The Winters in Bloom By Lisa Tucker (Atria Books, Hardcover, 9781416575405, September 2011, 288pp.) The Short of It: I opened the book and fell right in. The Rest of It: Kyra and David are happily married, have a nice home and have stable careers. They live with their son Michael and things could not be [...]
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A Reliable Wife By Robert Goolrick (Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill, Paperback, 9781565129771, January 2010, 305pp.) The Short of It: There is a grittiness to this story that gets into the folds of your clothes and reminds you at every turn that these people are not what they appear to be. The Rest of It: Ralph [...]
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On Chesil Beach By Ian McEwan (Anchor, Paperback, 9780307386175, June 2008, 224pp.) The Short of It: Stripped of all pretense, these characters are pushed to surrender to what they know is true. The Rest of It: In 1962, Florence and Edward celebrate their wedding in a hotel on the Dorset coast. Yet as they dine, [...]
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Caribou Island By David Vann (Harper, Hardcover, 9780061875724, January 2011, 304pp.) The Short of It: The path from normalcy to insanity is literally a mere boat ride away. The Rest of It: Gary and Irene have been married for 30 years. Their marriage is falling apart but they are held together by a very thin [...]
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