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Summary: Oh, puh-leese!
Review: Well, let's see. We have a philandering husband, a self-obsessed Other Woman, a broken wife and various others who seem to have some ridiculous opinion based on nothing. Guy and Marrion's affair is regarded as "just something that happened." Neither one seems to feel the slightest twinge of remorse. The husband feels justified because his wife is - what? - less than perfect? The other woman wants the wife to quit whining. Hmmmm, I wonder how she'll feel when he moves on to his NEXT other woman? The sons feel victimized by their hyseterical mother. The daughter-in-law is actually HAPPY about the affair. In fact, everyone seems happy about the affair. There are no recriminations against the other woman or the straying husband. The new relationship is accepted and welcomed even. Huh? So, we come to the wife who is seen as a clingy, manipulative, out-of-control mess. (Of course, she's so poorly written, that we have NO idea what's really going on inside her head.) Excuse me? Has her life not just been blown to smithereens? Thirty years of marriage for this? Everyone tells her to get over it and move on. So much for the support and kidness of friends and family. There is absolutely no depth to any of these characters. They are all morally bankrupt or just shallow shells. An absolute waste of time.If you want a complex and moving account of an extra-marital affair, read "The Girl at the Lion D'Or" by Sebastian Faulks. The characters in this book are written with depth. It's easy to see their pain, confusion and conflicting emotions. It's excellent.
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