http://www.powells.com/biblio/17-9780143036692-1 : By the author who wrote The Secret Life of Bees, this is the story of a middle-aged woman in a stable, but passionless marriage, who journeys home and falls for a monk. While dealing with her mother's apparent insanity, and coming to terms with the death of her father, the main character evaluates her two relationships and makes a decision about her life. This is well-written and entertaining, but I felt like much of the mystery set up in the beginning of the book failed to life up to anything in the end. This book reminded me of books by Ann Tyler - which I enjoy, but after awhile feel like they are about the same mid-life crisis time and time again.
Sunday, December 31, 2006
The Mermaid Chair - Sue Monk Kidd
http://www.powells.com/biblio/17-9780143036692-1 : By the author who wrote The Secret Life of Bees, this is the story of a middle-aged woman in a stable, but passionless marriage, who journeys home and falls for a monk. While dealing with her mother's apparent insanity, and coming to terms with the death of her father, the main character evaluates her two relationships and makes a decision about her life. This is well-written and entertaining, but I felt like much of the mystery set up in the beginning of the book failed to life up to anything in the end. This book reminded me of books by Ann Tyler - which I enjoy, but after awhile feel like they are about the same mid-life crisis time and time again.
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Watched the movie this weekend with Kim Basinger as the main character, totally failed to keep me interested.
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