When the going gets tough, grab a stack of books, several bottles of good wine, turn off all phones and escape. Read for like 2 or 3 days straight. Don't eat or shower.
That's how book junkie Dora handles the stresses of her new singlehood after seperating from her movie mogul husband, Palmer who still has a soft spot for her. Her favourite getaway is a bookstore where she meets Fred, an irresistible book nut. Can anyone spell 'rebound'?
There's a cast of quirky characters too; from Darlene, an off-the-wall teamster, Dora's ex-alcoholic mother, and Bea, a former society hair brusher, not to mention Dora's younger sister Ginny, who while struggling with a new baby, makes time and effort to help her sister cope with her book binges, new boyfriend and getting a job. Ginny reminds me of my sister D, who has been supportive of all my efforts with love and encouragement even while half a world away.
Yes, I enjoyed this book and took my time to finish it but I particularly enjoyed the last 9 pages which lists all the books and authors mentioned in this book - and there's a lot! From the classics to contemporary fiction to trashy romance novels which Dora discovers for the first time in a rather funny scene. I don't think her book binges are particularly too healthy although any book nut will recognise her urges to turn the world off and escape between the pages of fiction.
Now reading: A House in Corfu by Emma Tennant. And still plugging away at The Jane Austen Book Club too.
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