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I bought this book because I previously read The Secret Life of Bees. The title also caught my attention. I couldn't relate to the women in the story myself, but I could relate her to many women I know. You know her, the woman who takes good care of her husband, children, and parents. She usually puts herself last and feels empty inside. In the Mermaid Chair, I like that she "finds herself." This book was easy to get into and worth reading for the ending. The middle dragged a little, but all in all it was a good book and I would recommend it to the everyday reader. After I read it, I gave it to that woman I mentioned earlier. Take care fellow readers.
This is a great read and soon to be movie realease. The story line explores the relationships between a mother and daughter, husband and wife, and with oneself. The plot has just enough morbidity to fasinate with the mother chopping off a finger and buring it ceremoniously in the courtyard of the Abby. I liked how Jesse, the main character, develops her train of thought and relizes the bond of family both parental and marital. The only glitch in the plot for me was the ease in which Jesse enters into her affair. I wasn't able to make that jump, bout once I got past it the rest of the plot was satisfing. It is a good read and reccommended. I am looking forward to seeing the movie soon.
This is a not-to-be-put-down book. I read it in one day, after realizing my eyes were starting to lose focus. What the female protagonist went through in the beginning of the novel is relatable in many respects; and what she experienced also could happen to any woman given the same circumstances or situation she was in. This is a must-read novel. While the author's The Secret Life of Bees was also a good read, but quite different from The Mermaid Chair. I would describe Ms. Kidd as a versatile writer whose two novels touch the nerve of the reader.
The book is about a woman who goes back to her childhood home to take care of her mother who has chopped off her finger with a knife. The woman is married with a daughter who is in college. Jessie, the married woman, meets a monk, Brother Thomas, while visiting her mother and falls in love with him. Her husband Hugh comes to visit her and learns of the affair. At this point, I had a hard time reading this book because I don't like reading about married people having affairs and cheating on their spouses. Anyway, the book also contains a secret about Jessie's past, in which she blames herself for her father's death. He died when she was a little girl. Aside from the affair, the book is really good.
A lovely romance, despite an affair. It's about a woman struggling with memories from her past, who is also dealing with feelings of neglect and has a mother whom is in the early stages of dementia. There is a religious aspect to this book which greatly enhances the story. Unique. Don't want to spoil it for those who haven't read this novel!
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