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Summary: Treading too close to quicksand....
Review: That's how life starts to feel for Cheryl, but somehow she just can't stop the forward progression that may lead to the demise of all she holds dear. "A Family Affair" is a smoothly written, quick read, that I would give 3 1/2 stars. The story starts out with David coming home from Viet Nam after escaping from a North Vietnamese prison camp; psychologically he is faced with nightmares and an unending guilt. To add to his dilemma his dad Harold, has married a woman Cheryl, 19 years his junior and only a few years older than David. Tension abounds in the day-to-day living that is their present situation. It is compounded by the fact that David has arrived on their doorstep with a bubble gum chewing, spiked heels toting wife, Angela. The story goes on from there to work itself out in 177 pages, and is an enjoyable read for a rainy day sitting in front of the fireplace. It is a love story that has a taste of disloyalty and redemption, second thoughts, and the premise that, "People are weak and ineffectual when threatened by passion". The author wraps it up with a telling epilogue that enlightens us as to where the characters are thirty years later. There is a predictable surprise, but an enjoyable one nonetheless. 12/15/00
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Summary: Treading too close to quicksand....
Review: That's how life starts to feel for Cheryl, but somehow she just can't stop the forward progression that may lead to the demise of all she holds dear. "A Family Affair" is a smoothly written, quick read, that I would give 3 1/2 stars. The story starts out with David coming home from Viet Nam after escaping from a North Vietnamese prison camp; psychologically he is faced with nightmares and an unending guilt. To add to his dilemma his dad Harold, has married a woman Cheryl, 19 years his junior and only a few years older than David. Tension abounds in the day-to-day living that is their present situation. It is compounded by the fact that David has arrived on their doorstep with a bubble gum chewing, spiked heels toting wife, Angela. The story goes on from there to work itself out in 177 pages, and is an enjoyable read for a rainy day sitting in front of the fireplace. It is a love story that has a taste of disloyalty and redemption, second thoughts, and the premise that, "People are weak and ineffectual when threatened by passion". The author wraps it up with a telling epilogue that enlightens us as to where the characters are thirty years later. There is a predictable surprise, but an enjoyable one nonetheless. 12/15/00
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