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so-soNumber 5 of my Anita books. This was just ok. Part historical, part modern day, she went back and forth between the two very well. Again beautiful writing and grand descriptions. The descriptions near the end were a bit too much for me so I skipped read to find out the conclusion. Started the sixth one this morning. More modern day which I like.
#3Books based on true stories
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1. Lizzie Borden
2. The Grimke sisters
3. The Smuttynose murders.
Really sad to hear about the loss of Anita Shreve. Her writing is so beautiful and haunting. On a personal note, I was at a bookstore when I heard, and I grabbed a copy of this to re-read. RIP, talented lady. 😔
so-soPretty early on I was convinced that Maren was the killer in the historical fiction half of the story. She just seemed like an unreliable narrator, and I'm glad she fessed up. As far as the contemporary half of the story, I was shocked when Jean stole the archival material, and was devastated when she destroyed it. Have you no appreciation for the archive or the truth???? That personal quibble aside, I'm not sure Anita Shreve is for me.
This tote bag pretty much sums it up!
Skippy Dies was too big to travel with, so Anita Shreve is my new travel companion.
bailedExtremely disappointing, the writing was less than enticing with schizophrenic sentences and perhaps characters. Hard to follow the intermingled story lines of past and present. Could be considered a travel journal with a short story mixed in.
