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Anita Shreve
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The Last Time They Met: A Novel |
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0316781266 |
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Kellie (USA: NC) (2007/05/19):
After I finished this book I had to go on-line and read reviews and comments on this book to make sure I understood the ending. I did. This book is very unconventional. It starts out with Linda and Thomas meeting at a writers convention when they are in their 50s. The reader discovers Linda and Thomas have a passionate history. Very little of the history is revealed. What is revealed is the obvious attraction and deep love these two people feel for each other. The next section takes you back 26 years to the last time they met in Africa. Shreve spent some time in Africa and did some work there. You can tell the familiarity of the landscape and culture from the writing. It seems fate has brought Linda and Thomas together after almost 10 years apart. I did find it too much of coincidence that you would run into someone you once loved in highschool in the middle of Africa. Shreve did a good job making it believable. The final section of the book is really the beginning of the love story when Thomas and Linda are seniors in highschool. The rest of the mystery is revealed in this section; From Lindas life with her aunt and how she ended up there to the tragic accident that initiated their first separation. And then, the surprise ending. I had to read it 3 times to make sure I understood it. I appreciate Shreves talent as a writer even more after reading this book, reinforcing her place on my favorite author list.
Tia (USA: CO) (2008/01/23):
Wow--loved this book!
Calif Born (USA: TX) (2009/06/13):
Hated it and so did my book club. We won't read anymore by this author. The ending was NOT consistent with the rest of the book nor was it believable.
Nina (USA: FL) (2010/01/23):
This book was just all right for me. It definitely did not have the same quality about it that The Pilot's Wife had, but I guess I can't expect great writing EVERY single time.
Joyce (USA: MS) (2011/05/18):
Hated the ending. Makes me not wnat to read anymore of her books.
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