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will love Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. An interesting book about an unusual situation - three women and their relationships with each other and with a man who dies at the beginning of the book. I find myself wondering how to best describe the book, because there isn't a real focus. I reckon that Barfoot's strength is in the way she conveys the nature of everyday relationships, and this book is a good example of that. She has a way of pointing out the subtle, usually unspoken interactions which actually say so much more than the actual dialog. Her characters, both male and female, are real people whose lives make interesting reading. (  ) oldblack | Nov 8, 2009 |  Witty and dark with quirky characters. Full review at http://www.canadianauthors.net/b/barf... (  ) ripleyy | Jul 23, 2007 | This was an interesting book. It starts with a death as an opening event, but manages to be really good and enjoyable. Philip, aged 46, is found dead by his wife of 17 years upon awakening in the same bed. Her scream brings two other women living in the house: a 36-year-old housekeeper, and a 30-year-old model to the room. And, however gruesome, the event ushers in new possibilities in their lives. There are interesting characters there, many matter-of-fact and sobering thoughts on death, and down-to-earth, blunt, ironic but funny style, full of deadpan humour. My first book by Barfoot, but not the last. (  ) Niecierpek | Nov 24, 2006 | 
 Joan Barfoot’s 10th novel, like her ninth, Critical Injuries, begins with a cataclysmic event: in this case, the death of a husband.
Amazon.com Product Description (ISBN 0786716460, Paperback)One woman is an ex-beauty-queen, one is a recovering addict to virtue, and one is an artist. The man of the big old house on the hill, Philip Lawrence, is suddenly dead and his departure is bound to have dramatic effects. The abruptly widowed Nora, whose recent works of biblical art have caused a fundamentalist furor in their town, is unexpectedly confronted by solo life in a place she despises. Beth, her wispy, beautiful model, faces losing a haven from her own eerie history, while housekeeper Sophie, a former overseas aid volunteer shattered by trauma, will have to find new ways to resist old compulsions. Luck follows the three days after Philip's death as the women careen through circumstances none of them could ever have imagined. 3 days, 3 women. The big question is 'What's next?' (retrieved from Amazon Fri, 24 Apr 2009 07:57:55 -0400) The first test round has been closed. Visit the Open Shelves Classification group for details. |
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