Penguin Books UK
6 February 2014
This is a story about families and
the dynamics which keep them together but which ultimately force them apart.
The story opens as Abe and Cassandra Green take a boat out into San Francisco
Bay. The marriage is troubled and the couple argue bitterly and Abe’s anger at
Cassandra’s infidelity runs like dagger through this initial commentary but
then the story goes forward and becomes more of a snapshot of 21st
century American life with all its petty squabbles and inherent failures.
I thought that the story was
nicely written although there were times, in the middle, when the story
meandered without saying very much. However the social observations and the
dissection of family life is interesting and allow an intimacy into the lives
of others which is always fascinating if done properly.
A well thought out debut novel
with enough potential for the author to go from strength to strength.
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