After The Time Traveler's Wife, Audrey Niffenegger's second novel was quite a disappointment. I loved her first book, so I faithfully trudged through the dry non-events of what could have been a beautiful ghost story, certain the final unraveling of the mystery would be my reward. But, the twist turned out to be exactly what I'd (jokingly) thought it would be by page 6. In fairness, the end did unveil a second surprise, but by that time I had already formed my opinion. The novel is full of inaccuracies and improbabilities, and after enduring endless chapters of twins Julia and Valentina doing nothing more than exist in London, the stories of all the characters end abruptly with little conclusion. I love to read, but this was just painful. In my opinion, the best thing about the book is the pretty blue metallic dust jacket.
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On a more positive note, last week I submitted several of my own children's book manuscripts to carefully selected publishers. I won't hear anything for awhile, but keep your fingers crossed for me!
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