Ok, it has been pretty well documented that I gave up on "Past Imperfect" by Julian Fellowes. It was a hard breakup but it was me, not the book. Once I got over the disappointment of really not connecting I picked up a book that I had bought a couple of months ago that was just calling my name every time I walked past it. It proved to be a much better relationship.
"The Last Original Wife" by Dorothea Benton Frank was just the latest in the string of her books that I have been enjoying over the last couple of years. The first one I enjoyed was "Folly Beach" which I listened to as an audio book. I have read several others and feel that while Frank follows a definite formula when writing these books, they are still good reads and very satisfying.
"The Last Original Wife" was no different. It was about a disgruntled (and rightly so) wife, a louse of a husband, a gay brother, two ungrateful kids, an old flame, a lot of money, big houses, and fancy cars. It moved along quickly and there was a lot of action -- especially when it came to "the Barbies". It was a fun read -- I learned to really dislike Wes from the beginning and I think my favorite character of all was Harlan, the brother. Oh, and the ghost -- can't forget the ghost -- and the dogs. Gotta love the dogs.
It was a great read and I was sorry to see it end. On to the next one -- "The Hurricane Sisters". Hopefully I can get to it before I pick up my copy of Jan Karon's new offering "Somewhere Safe With Somebody Good". Hopefully my dry reading spell is over because there are a lot of really good things coming out.
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It's always good to know when to let a book go--if it doesn't resonate it's going to be more of a chore than a pleasure. I'm usually plagued with guilt if I don't complete a book and will slug through it no matter what--not sure why that is. There's too many books and so little time, so better to move on as you did :)
Yes, I am still feeling a bit guilty but the book is still in my possession so I can continue on whenever I want to so I don't think of it as giving up really -- just "pausing" it as dear Beanie would say!
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