May 09, 2022TheresaAJ rated this title 3 out of 5 stars
Three long-time friends gather at an Australian beach house on Christmas weekend to prepare the property for sale. Sylvie, recently deceased and the linchpin of the group, in present is spirit as Adele, Jude, and Wendy gather to clean out…
Dec 09, 2020laphampeak rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
There is less frolic and more introspection in Wood's novel about a small group of 70ish women reuniting to clear a house belonging to a deceased friend. Adele: "..she knew she had different, lesser but still valuable things to offer. She…
Aug 25, 2020Urbano rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
4.5 stars. I was completely engrossed by Charlotte Wood's short novel about three friends in their seventies who meet to clear out the home of a fourth mutual friend, now deceased.
Wood's razor-sharp descriptions of each woman's…
GSP2104
May 19, 2020GSP2104 rated this title 2 out of 5 stars
Could not get into this one at all. Sadly, I found none of the characters particularly engaging or interesting, or the writing.
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leigholson
Jan 13, 2020leigholson rated this title 3 out of 5 stars
Difficult to review and certainly not 'excruciatingly funny' (cover). This book was a tough read but worth reading all the way through. The author didn't focus on the actual relationships between the 3 main female characters until too…
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Colleenita
Nov 25, 2019Colleenita rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
Very gentle insight throughout this novel - very different from 'The natural way of things'
Library_geek
Nov 23, 2019Library_geek rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
Brilliant piece of writing by Charlotte Wood. The writing is quality, interesting and complex.
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