A Friend of the Family - Lauren Grodstein Reviews
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Newest Review: ... back into the past with the reader having to piece all the different bits together. The story moves backwards and forwards ... more
... in time and it is sometimes difficult to work out exactly when a specific event occurred. This can seem a little confusing at first but as the book progresses, this makes it all the more intriguing. It is also quite moving to discover how certain events that we read about earlier on, were the consequences of conversations or misunderstandings that we only learn about later.
Everything that occurs later in the book is the result of a shocking action involving Iris and Joe's eldest daughter. The two couples struggle t...more
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Customer A Friend of the Family - Lauren Grodstein Reviews (1)
by - written on 25/05/10, updated on 15/08/11 (Very useful, 127 readings)
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A Friend of the Family by Laura Grodstein is an intriguing and enjoyable read. Set in a wealthy New Jersey neighbourhood, it tells the story of two couples who have been friends for many years. Peter Dizinoff and Joe Stern graduated from medical school together and their wives, Elaine and Iris have known each other for just as long. In many ways their privileged lives have been almost perfect - that is until a shocking event occurs and the two couples react in such different ways that it shatters their friendship and threatens their comfortable existence. The story is told by Peter and is written in the first person. When the book starts we find him in the ... Read the complete review
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