![]() ![]() The way Stegner writes lets you relate to all of the characters. It was a bit infuriating and made me dislike her character even more. He would give in to small things that let Charity be right all the time and come out of every situation on top. What’s worse is how Sid let her get away with it. Especially the end! I don’t want to spoil it for anyone, but she goes a bit extreme in her desire to control everything around her. I’m a control freak as well, but some of the things she did were over the top. I thought Sally, Larry, and Sid were very well written, but I thought Charity was a bit over the top. I can’t recommend Stegner’s writing enough. I kept clasping the book to my chest and sighing as I read it and my husband wondered what I could be reading! Amazing words didn’t seem plausible. Stegner’s power over words is incredible and it blew me away what he was able to do with this simple story. It’s a simple book, really, telling the story of four people whose lives are intermixed and how they live together. But then again, I don’t think you need to know any more about it. When I first read that summary, I thought it was too short and didn’t do this book justice. ![]() ![]() ![]() Tracing the lives, loves, and aspirations of two couples who move between Vermont and Wisconsin, it is a work of quiet majesty, deep compassion, and powerful insight into the alchemy of friendship and marriage. ![]()
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