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Love and Other Impossible Pursuits - Ayelet Waldman

Description: ISBN 0385608810 / Author: Ayelet Waldman / Genre: Fiction

Newest Review: ... with William the situation gets turned on it's head once more. Matters are not helped by the fact Jack's ex-wife and ... more

... William's mother, Carolyn is neurotic about her son and scornful towards Emilia as after all she is the woman who stole her husband away. Characters Emilia- The story is told by Emilia and although she is sharp and witty you can actually feel the pain she feels at the death of baby Isabel. Jack- Emilia's husband is also a lawyer (a partner in the firm where he an Emilia met where she also worked) he is 10 years older than Emilia and slightly more serious. William - William is Emilia's 5 year old step son, he's very bra...more

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Love and Other Impossible Pursuits - Ayelet Waldman: Not so trivial pursuits (966 words)
by hollywoodmum - written on 05/10/07 (Very useful, 39 readings)
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Despite the title putting me off I bought this book from my book club (Mango) partly because it was on special offer (£1.99) and partly because the loud cover made it look like fun. When it arrived I was really surprised that there was no blurb so I still had no idea what the book was about this actually intrigued me more and so I set about reading it. The Story Her we meet Emilia Greenleaf (Greenleaf is actually her maiden name but she wanted to keep it), Emilia is a 32 year old lawyer (although she is currently taking a leave of absence), she is married to Jack, whom she is deeply in love and believes they were made for each other. When we meet Emilia ...

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