The Needle's Eye
THE NEEDLE'S EYE is that rare thing, a book one wishes were longer than it is.THE NEW YORK REVIEW OF BOOKSRose Vassiliou and Simon Camish meet at a friend's dinner party. He's a barrister in a loveless marriage, she's divorced, but her ex-husband is now demanding custody. Rose vows to win the...
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THE NEEDLE'S EYE is that rare thing, a book one wishes were longer than it is.THE NEW YORK REVIEW OF BOOKSRose Vassiliou and Simon Camish meet at a friend's dinner party. He's a barrister in a loveless marriage, she's divorced, but her ex-husband is now demanding custody. Rose vows to win the savage custody battle to keep her children and needs Simon to help her. Yet as they become emotionally involved, Rose feels Simon could jeopardize her chances...
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780156029353 (0156029359)
ASIN: 156029359
Publish date: October 1st 2004
Publisher: Mariner Books
Pages no: 444
Edition language: English
As implied by the biblical illusion in the title, this is about people uncomfortable with wealth and the practical and emotional hurdles they go through to try to find happiness.The main character, Rose, is an heiress trying to dispose of her money and also fighting a custody battle against her ex-h...
I honestly found this to be a rather strange book because I still don't know if I actually liked any of the main characters. I'm not even show how much I like the book. One could also say the book just stops. I think the book works because it is about life, about ordinary lives. Perhaps this is w...
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