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Cargando... The Comfort of Lies: A Novel (edición 2013)por Randy Susan Meyers
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Inscríbete en LibraryThing para averiguar si este libro te gustará. Actualmente no hay Conversaciones sobre este libro. Loved it - it wove the views from three different women on what it is to be a mom, and what lengths we will go to for a child. ( ) A complex story about family, mistakes, adoption, and the ties that bind and tear us apart told from three alternating points-of-view (okay, four, if you count a few chapters told from the man's point-of-view toward the end of the story). A lot of issues were explored, but I didn't feel satisfied with the summary ending. I really wanted a symbol to tie it all up, something that would resonate long after the book was finished. With something this complex, the reader needs to feel like the struggle will continue and be given a symbol of the strength the characters will need or develop or a hint at their failure. That's the only thing keeping me from giving this book 5 stars. All stories have a beginning, a MUDDLE (middle) and an end. Randy Susan Meyers creates a huge muddle in her book "The comfort of lies". All four major characters are confronted with their denial of the truth, and their motives for their actions. There are no simple solutions to their problems, and they all end up making major changes in their lives. It is clear that Meyers worked for years in human services and has intimate knowledge of the ways of dysfunctional families. She writes with empathy for each of her characters. The composition of the book is easy to follow. It is chronological with each chapter focussed on one of the protagonists. This device creates extra tension, because you feel sympathy for each point of view. The reading group guide in the back asks several questions about who the reader sympathizes with the most, and I find it hard to decide. This may also be because the protagonists belong to different segments of society, and that made especially Caroline seem arrogant and indifferent, Juliette a selfish spoiled brat, and Nathan an irresponsible jerk and Tia an promiscuous alcoholic. However, Meyers manages to flesh out her character in such away that the reader understands their stirrings in their souls and can follow their decisionmaking process. This is an easy entertaining read with a lot of psychological depth.
Meyers has crafted an absorbing and layered drama that explores the complexities of infidelity, forgiveness, and family. "The characters crackle with both intelligence and wit . . . Meyers’ women resonate as strong, complicated and conflicted, and the writing flows effortlessly in this sweet yet sassy novel about love, women and motherhood.”
"An affair between bright young student Tia and Nathan, a charismatic married sociology professor, ends when Tia becomes pregnant. After urging her to get rid of the baby, Nathan tells his wife, Juliette, about the affair and never sees Tia again. Tia has a daughter and then gives her up for adoption to workaholic pathologist Caroline and her husband, Peter, who dotes on the child. Five years later, Juliette intercepts a letter from Tia that starts, "Dear Nathan, This is our daughter." Inside is a photo of the girl, Savannah, and a promise to "help her get in touch" with Nathan in the future. Her trust in Nathan strained once more, Juliette goes in search of Caroline, who regrets neglecting Savannah."--Publishers Weekly. No se han encontrado descripciones de biblioteca. |
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