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Fate had been very unkind to Bonnie Lincoln..suicide, murders and rape had been her past. But, suddenly a change..Bonnie hits the lottery and gets her wish..to live an a fantasy world of a 1970s sitcom. An interesting plot in an interesting book. I found it fascinating.

Hutson's debut is an interesting concept and she obviously did a lot of research. (How much Three's Company must she have watched?!) However, I had difficulty actually suspending my own disbelief.

Although I enjoyed reading this book, I found I had to totally disconnect from any feelings of reality to become immersed in its world. And that is the point. Our heroine is seriously damaged goods and never gets the help that she so desperately needs to be able to function in the real world. The fact that so many people would take money to create this extreme fantasy world is jarring, but plausible.
The result is sad. What did I learn from the book? Never give up trying to help people with serious mental illness.

One’s Company is a well written book, but I struggled to connect with the main character, Bonnie Lincoln. Her desire to create and live an alternate life (more like an alternate reality) immersed in a sitcom was far fetched and too imaginative (borderline madness) for me. As a reader who savors well written books, I was disappointed. I wouldn’t recommend One’s Company.

Thank you for giving me the opportunity to read and review One's Company by Ashley Hutson.

Bonnie is a very troubled woman, and from the storyline, deservedly so. Suffering an unbelievable number of severe traumas, she attempts to build her own alternative reality using her newly won mega-lottery winnings.

My opinion is that this is a story about PTSD and severe mental health issues gone over-looked with devastating results.

I also felt that situations were 'thrown in' that didn't deem useful to the storyline, making it hard to follow at times. I found myself at times confused and wondering what day I was reading about, or what had actually happened when, or to, a character. I kept flipping back and forth trying to figure it out, ultimately giving up.

I finished the book and found it had an upward turn which was only slightly redeeming.

I am sorry to say that I cannot recommend this book but will read other reviews.

I always have an issue when I need to remind myself "suspension of disbelief". Although the author does address mental illness, loneliness and trauma compassionately this story just didn't resonate with me. Almost a dnf.

Perhaps if I had been a fan of the TV show Three's Company I would have enjoyed this book more. Or maybe if the characters in this novel would have been more likable I could have given a more favorable review to this book. Winning a lottery should have led to a happier conclusion. However, in my humble opinion One's Company is going to have a hard time finding the right audience to appreciate this story.
I can't recommend it.
Nancy K.

Meet Bonnie Lincoln. She has a thing for the 80's TV sitcom Three's Company. To say she is obsessed is an understatement. The only bedroom in her tiny trailer is reserved for multiples of 3C DVD collections and all the bling she can afford on her warehouse stockperson salary. She binges season after season abed on the living room sofa. And then she wins the lottery, literally. Her good fortune allows her to make the obsession a reality, one she is adamant will not be shared with anyone. Ever. No Bonnie didn't have a "normal" childhood and yes, she experienced a particularly heinous incident that helps to foster this submissive fascination with the squeaky-clean life of a TV sitcom.
One's Company is readable yet spice less. A woman living a dated sitcom in her head is allowed to physically recreate it because she won the lottery? Issues of abandonment, violence and mental health are woven into the plot but Bonnie and her circumstances never really reach palatable much less tasty. Only recommended for those familiar with Three's Company and still care.