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Lädt ... Luck (Original 2005; 2006. Auflage)von Joan Barfoot
Werk-InformationenLuck von Joan Barfoot (2005)
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Melde dich bei LibraryThing an um herauszufinden, ob du dieses Buch mögen würdest. Keine aktuelle Diskussion zu diesem Buch. Not as enjoyable as Exit Lines, but enough that I'll look for another of her books ... I wonder if she always writes about death? ( ) The subject matter of this book caught my interest which is why I picked it up. A woman wakes up to discover a corpse in the bed beside her; her husband has died his sleep. The rest of the book traces the fallout from his death and the complex relationships he had with the four women in his life. Unfortunately, I found nothing to relate to in any of the characters. They all seemed petty, selfish, and cruel in different ways (even the dead man, whom we should've had the most empathy for). By the time I got to the end of the book. I had totally lost interest in what was happening and the characters it was happening to. I really loved the premise of Luck. It is tightly written and Barfoot gives us three very interesting main characters. My only issue with the novel is the structure of the time line. The first three sections are each one day in time. The fourth section jumps to one year later and I was let down by that plot device. I feel as though I missed out on some behind the scenes action/development. It is a minor complaint though. I think this would make for an excellent book group read. Fourty-six year old Philip Lawrence dies, unexpectedly, in his sleep. Upon waking, his wife, Nora, screams, which brings the two other women living in the house running. Beth is Nora's model -- beautiful, etheral and barely present. Sophie is the housekeeper/business manager -- large, vibrant and seemingly in control. As the story unfolds, we learn about the lives of these three women -- what brought them together and how they manage after the death of the man of the house. The writing is excellent as Ms. Barfoot delves into the lives and feelings of her characters. Definitely a character-driven novel, and what strong, compelling characters she draws. I loved it.
Joan Barfoot’s 10th novel, like her ninth, Critical Injuries, begins with a cataclysmic event: in this case, the death of a husband. Auszeichnungen
Philip, ein vitaler Mittvierziger, stirbt überraschend. Für Nora, eine etwas weltferne Malerin, die sich den bereits mit ihrer Jugendfreundin Lynn liierten Designer geangelt hat, ist sein Tod ein "Sprung in die tiefste Hilflosigkeit". Wieder geht es der geschätzten Kanadierin (BA 1/94; 8/95; 10/00) um überbordende Emotionen, um das Scheitern menschlicher Beziehungen und die Brüchigkeit scheinbar stabiler Bindungen. Der Tod Philips, der ein Verhältnis mit Sophie hatte, die für ihn und Nora als Buchhalterin und Organisatorin die praktischen Belange des Haushalts regelte, wirft auch die attraktive Beth aus der Bahn, die das "Krähentrio" der Philip betrauernden, schwarz gewandeteten Gefährtinnen ergänzt. Wie sie die "unerwartete Unwucht" in ihrem Dasein meistern, schildert J. Barfoot, das Leben der 3 Hauptakteure in Rückblicken aufrollend, in wachen, lebendigen Sätzen, die durch gescheite Formulierungen und witzige Ironismen die Aufmerksamkeit wach halten. Ins Makabre gehen Noras Bemühungen, aus der Asche des Verstorbenen ein ganz besonderes Kunstwerk zu schaffen. Für viele Bibliotheken. (Almuth Hochmüller) Keine Bibliotheksbeschreibungen gefunden. |
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