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Chloe, a contented and unliberated wife and mother, follows her physician husband on a visit to Iran. When he is summoned home, she has no choice but to continue on alone. No library descriptions found. |
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The plot moves VERY slowly as she notices, then mostly ignores a starving fearful puppy under the bushes outside
her small and dirty new "villa." Worse still, with her group of friends, she meets a starving young girl who she leaves behind
instead of insisting that she be taken to the hospital where half of these friends are doctors. She does not even ask
her doctor lover, Hugh, to accompany her back to rescue the child.
In the next scene she is merely having tea with no mention of the girl.
After reading Diane Johnson's Le Divorce, I was expecting a witty tale with a
challenging plot. This book offers posturing in words and, sadly, lack of deeds. ( )