by Hilma Wolitzer
This was a very sweet story, which I really needed to cleanse my literary palate after the last book I read. However, I did have some issues with it. The first half of the book was not really a cohesive story. It was more like a series of vignettes about a grieving man: the scene where his well-...
"Sweet book about a widow who ventures into the dating world."
After a failed love affair, leaving him waiting at the altar, it takes about 2 decades for Edward Schuyler to find the love of his life, Bea Silver. She comes with a ready made family for him to love and enjoy. Sadly, about two decades later, Bea succumbs to Cancer. Her children, from her first marr...
I think I need to stay away from stories that involve widows or widowers. They just don't seem to hold much appeal for me. I wanted to like this book because it seemed to have positive reviews. But, I just found it boring. The narrative was rambling and didn't seem to be going anywhere that I c...
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