I was hooked on this book from the first sentence. After that I couldn't put it down and when I realized that this was the first of five books in the series I was ecstatic. I lost all sense of time from that moment on and became so involved in the lives of the characters of this saga that I fel...
This story is fascinating, yet, at the same time - disturbing. The main character, Alexandra, evokes sympathy and offers some insight into the world of a mentally ill person. I had a hard time putting it down and couldn't wait to see what the next page held.I know it is the author's book and sh...
Natalie Borg didn’t fit the mold of the new occupants, having lived in the same apartment her parents purchased in 1950. Although the shops were different and NYU had taken over more and more of Washington Square, nothing changed for her. Nothing except she now had a male roommate. Ted Dale had m...
He schmoozed with customers, filled their orders and made small talk with the women of town, and then in the afternoon he’d help pick orders for the next day’s deliveries. Moving back into his own room at Mary’s with the excuse that he didn’t want to disturb her with his snoring, he was walking a...
Astroturf replaced grass; Koi ponds filled in with Koi relocated eliminated drowning concerns, and only rounded corners, nothing small enough to choke on or surfaces high enough to fall from. An old quilt spread on the ground piled with snacks and sippy cups so even the smallest child could immed...
When we met, I felt we really hit it off in spite of Pam doing her best to keep us in different rooms. She spent so much energy making sure we didn’t speak to each other I wondered what she was afraid of. I feel disloyal talking to you about her. But since you initiated it, apparently with her bl...