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Luxury Minimal: Minimalist Interiors in the Grand Style

Fritz Von der Schulenburg and Karen Howes

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One of the worlds leading interiors photographers, Fritz von der Schulenburg opens his archive to...

Modern Vintage Style

Emily Chalmers and Ali Hanan

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In Modern Vintage Style, Emily Chalmers - interiors stylist and owner of hip boutique Caravan -...

New Bathroom Idea Book

Jamie Gold

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The bathroom today is getting more attention than ever from homeowners as they realize its value as...

The Stranger's Child: Picador Classic

Alan Hollinghurst

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With an introduction by Anthony Quinn In the late summer of 1913, George Sawle brings his Cambridge...

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Jul 8, 2020

The Last Wife

Karen Hamilton | 2020 | Fiction & Poetry, Thriller

6.0

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I wasn’t quite sure what was happening or what was going to happen with this one. It’s told in the first person, and so we see everything through the eyes of Marie (I didn’t even seem to catch her name for the first couple of staves/ instalments). It was described as a thriller, but it seemed a bit ‘domestic drama’ to me. Don’t get me wrong, that’s not a bad thing if that’s what you enjoy, but I don’t think it’s for me. It took a bit of time to get to the crux of the story. It was all a bit long-winded, and I have to admit that I didn’t really enjoy my daily reading session with this one. There are plenty of people who did enjoy it though, so I think it just wasn’t to my taste.

Many thanks to the Pigeonhole for the opportunity to read this.