Synopsis
Alice knows she should be happy. After all she has a handsome husband, a beautiful house and membership to all the most exclusive clubs in London. So what if the rumours about her husband's skirt-chasing are becoming harder to ignore? When Joe's indiscretions force a transfer to New York, Alice hopes it might be a fresh start. And when they find a beautiful old house in Connecticut Alice is overjoyed. For a while she and Joe seem as happy as newlyweds. But then the late nights and unexplained absences start again. What should Alice do? Stay and fight for him? Or leave with her head held high?

Placing in andthings chicklit bookbox

Came to me via a chicklit bookbox. Have never read Jane Green's books so am really looking forward to this one. Happy and melancholic ('She' Magazine writes), this beautifully written novel from the author of 'Babyville' explores the effects of a husband's repeated infidelity'.

This novel was very readable but slightly disappointing as I had expected it to be more of a page-turner. I liked Alice, who felt she had become a totally different person since marrying her status and money-conscious husband. Her new life in suburban America was a bit too far-fetched for me, with the perfect neighbours and the obligatory bitch-woman, the apartment in Manhatten and the ranch house in the country. It was so far removed from any life I could imagine that I found I couldn't get lost in the story, as I was always aware it was a story. However, I did find the account of the husband's constant affairs pretty compelling, and was mighty glad when she finally seeks out her own independence, away from his world.

Please ignore the previous entry - I forgot to log in! This novel was very readable but slightly disappointing as I had expected it to be more of a page-turner. I liked Alice, who felt she had become a totally different person since marrying her status and money-conscious husband. Her new life in suburban America was a bit too far-fetched for me, with the perfect neighbours and the obligatory bitch-woman, the apartment in Manhatten and the ranch house in the country. It was so far removed from any life I could imagine that I found I couldn't get lost in the story, as I was always aware it was a story. However, I did find the account of the husband's constant affairs pretty compelling, and was mighty glad when she finally seeks out her own independence, away from his world.

will release today at 'The Retreat' ABCZ in Humprey Street, Swansea.

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Left at The Retreat's official bookcrossing zone...

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On the BC shelf. :)