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Kathryn M. (Bethel, CT)
How to Be a Good Wife by Emma Chapman
Marta and Hector have been married for over 20 years, have a grown son, and live a comfortable life in a suburban village. Something is not quite right with Marta. At first it seems as if Marta is suffering from Empty Nest Syndrome. Slowly little bits and pieces are revealed, but as a reader you are not sure if Marta is depressed, sick, hallucinating or the victim of a horrible crime.
I kept reading wanting more and more information. Several times throughout the book I found myself re-reading paragraphs because I wasn't sure what just happened. After re-reading, I still didn't know. Then by Chapter 20 the story really picked up, I really thought it was going to come together, but it never did. The book ended before any sort of conclusion for the story or the character.
I'm open to different styles of writing, and realize not all books have a neat happy ending, but I don't think this book reached its potential of being a real pageturner that leaves the reader satisfied.
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