On Green Dolphin Street

Paperback, 352 pages

English language

Published March 9, 2002 by Vintage.

ISBN:
978-0-09-927583-1
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2 stars (1 review)

Superbly done...Another winner' Sunday TelegraphAmerica, 1959. With two young children she adores, loving parents back in London, and an admired husband, Charlie, working at the British embassy in Washington, the world seems an effervescent place of parties, jazz and family happiness to Mary van der Linden. But the Eisenhower years are ending, and 1960 brings the presidential battle between two ambitious senators: John Kennedy and Richard Nixon. But when Frank, an American newspaper reporter, enters their lives Mary embarks on a passionate affair, all the while knowing that in the end she must confront an impossible decision.

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2 stars

Surprised not to enjoy this s I liked Birdsong and really enjoyed Charlotte Gray. My overwhelming feeling, on finishing the book this morning, was relief that the characters were out of my life.

In my opinion the purple prose meandered unchecked for far too long, the navel gazing spelt out emotions that would have been more powerful left to emerge from the narrative, and in the end it was hard to have much sympathy for anyone. Thank god it's over.

Subjects

  • Historical - General
  • Modern fiction
  • Fiction - Historical