The Memory Keeper's Daughter, by Kim Edwards, was recommended as a good read by Ms. Strummer.
I enjoyed it. It was read in two sittings as I did the unthinkable. Half way through, I just keep thinking... 'how can this man live with what he's done' and in a moment of absolute impatience, I read the last chapter.
I won't deny having never done this before -- but in this case, it made it really difficult to go back and finish. After leaving the book on my nightstand for about a week, stuck on page 174, I went back and finished it tonight.
To start off the year, I read, Bergdorf Blondes, by Plum Sykes. I was sitting around LaGuardia Airport, ready to return home. I had a hour to kill so I ventured into the Borders store and looked for something light and trivial. I am prone to intense sinus headaches when flying so I like to read 'fluff' (read, not hard on the brain) when traveling by plane. Usually this entails an OK! or Us Weekly but in the spirit of NYC, I opted for the chick lit with NYC content.
Though I generally enjoy fluff, this piece was just a bit too predictable for my liking. I say pass.
I can't believe that you read the last chapter!
Did you enjoy the book? It was one of my favourites. I also remember thinking the same thing throughout the book. Can you even imagine holding a secret like that for your entire life?
Have you read The Kite Runner yet?
"I won't deny having never done this before ... "
Whoa, only three negatives? I am pretty sure you wanted to use four. I think you were looking for:
"I won't deny having never NOT done this before ... "
which indicates that you do it for almost every book.