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Anne-Marie Casey

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The Real Liddy James (2015) 54 Exemplare
Off-Campus Library Services (2001) 1 Exemplar

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Anne-Marie Casey
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female
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O'Connor, Joseph (husband)

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This book was a solid read about another overloaded woman finding balance.

I related quite a bit to Liddy in that I also often put too much on my plate, and I took some pleasure in seeing how she dealt with everything as it came, but I didn't enjoy seeing it all fall apart as it inevitably would. And while in most chick flick books this would be funny--cringeworthy, but funny--I found myself just cringing.

I didn't really like Liddy. I wanted to and I could see the aspects where I was supposed to sympathise with her. However, I found myself not really caring, and thus when she decided to chase her family history I found myself flipping pages just to get to the end.

Sebastian ended up being my favourite character--a competing divorce lawyer, he provides some comic relief and kept me on my toes. I generally don't like to adore the male figure, but he was fantastic and elicited a lot of angry emotions from me.

On the other hand, I found myself getting really annoyed with the way the kids in the book were treated--I felt like they deserved more than they received, especially Cal, the younger one.

I probably won't ever reread this one, but it nonetheless kept me occupied.

I received a free copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.
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whakaora | 4 weitere Rezensionen | Mar 5, 2023 |
I loved this book, and I am sorry to see that it apparently did not reach a large audience. I found it witty and engaging. I'm afraid the title did not help its popularity as it is rather misleading and gives no hint what the book about.
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RuMuse | 23 weitere Rezensionen | Jul 21, 2021 |
After the first dozen pages or so, I Was completely prepared to dislike Liddy and move on to a "nicer" book. But, I didn't have another one at hand, so I kept reading I'm so glad I did.

The last line of the book is my favorite, but this story of realistic people, or maybe people that are just a touch to good to believe, was wonderful Peter and his ex wife were friends who took care of and loved the son they had made together, and Peter's current partner loved that boy, too. There are more children, more men, more women, and Storm might be my second favorite. First? Well, I ended the book a huge fan of Liddy James. It too the magic of a magical place to help her find her real self, and the journey she took to get there is well worth reading.… (mehr)
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mckait | 4 weitere Rezensionen | Nov 9, 2017 |
Chick-Fic isn’t for everyone but sometimes it’s so well-written that reading it is a sheer delight: Anne-Marie Casey writes like Marian Keyes, but better - full of Irish charm and wit but acutely observant and aware of social issues.

Liddy James, born but not raised in Ireland, is a successful New York divorce lawyer with an ex-husband, two children, a full-time nanny, and a very dangerous addiction – work.

She is in her 40s when her inevitable breakdown occurs – very publicly, on prime-time television – and she takes her spoilt sons to spend summer in a near-hovel in rural Ireland. It is there she finds her roots, her priorities, and love. This is chick-fic, after all.… (mehr)
 
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adpaton | 4 weitere Rezensionen | Aug 10, 2017 |

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