Johan LE ROCH LE ROCH itibaren 58700 Bozkır Köyü/Zara/Sivas, Turchia
Interesting. Interesting, interesting, interesting. The first half reads like what I basically imagine is every man's fantasy - He meets a beautiful younger (MUCH younger) woman who really understands him, he loves her, and she actually loves him back, he risks (and loses) everything for her, but she loves him, and together they sail happily off into the sunset. I kept flipping back to look at the author photo - "Really? This was written by a woman? REALLY? I need to read her other book(s) so I can get a better idea of how she actually feels about women!" But then, in the second portion of the book that comes twenty years later, it all comes crashing back to earth. Which, I guess should be a relief given my confusion about the first half- but man, it's really sad. I mean, it CRASHES. Plus, it doesn't seem like any of the characters have grown, changed, or learned much at all. I'd still like to read something else by this author. Only months ago, Berta Fernandez would have roused Maria from dead slumber to help with the reeking piles, but now that her girl was earning good money, she let her sleep, shushing her boys if they so much as raised their voices. "Has it ever occurred to you fat-ass losers that it's us with the tits who bring home the cash?"
interesting, but a little too irreverent for my taste