by Margot Livesey
I read this in 2 days. I had read the first couple sentences of the book flap before I checked it out at the library. Then when I started reading, I was confused because the main character was a man whereas it was supposed to be mainly about the relationship between two women. It turns out the story...
I found the description in the book jacket to be somewhat misleading. Abby and Dara's relationship didn't feel like the major focus to me, and I certainly didn't notice anything about luck in the themes. Describing this book to others, I have said that it's about a young woman's suicide told from fo...
Livesey is exploring the disconnect the exists between our unstated private desires and feelings and the desires/feelings we choose to present to the world and the harm it does. Using four different characters (each one connected to a British author - Keats, Lewis Carroll, Charlotte Bronte/Virginia...
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