All He Ever Wanted
by:
Anita Shreve (author)
Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780316009928 (031600992X)
Publish date: December 28th 2006
Publisher: Little Brown and Company
Edition language: English
not my cup of tea
The limits that society used to set on women are brought to life in historical fiction novels, which place the characters in the past and illuminate their struggles against the backdrop of a world that had not seen the fruition of the feminist movement. Strong women being subdued by men is not an un...
A story of one man's obsession with a woman who wanted something else. Unfortunately, I found this book to be a touch too sterile for my taste, lacking in humour and devoid of the historical connections I expect to find in period fiction. You can read my full review here. https://tcl-bookreviews.com...
All He Ever Wanted begins with a hotel fire in the early 1900’s. The narrator of the story is recounting his past while en route to his sister’s funeral. Bachelor Nicholas Van Tassel is a stuffy professor at a snotty boys' school who is inside the hotel when the blaze begins but leaves unscathed. D...
All He Ever Wanted places a man outside a burning hotel just in time for him to catch a glimpse of a striking woman who will linger in his mind for the rest of his life. ...
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