Cuban Heels
by Emily Barr | Literature & Fiction | This book has not been rated.
ISBN: 0755301927 Global Overview for this book
ISBN: 0755301927 Global Overview for this book
Registered by Annimanni of Espoo, Uusimaa / Nyland Finland on 9/9/2014
This Book is Currently in the Wild!
4 journalers for this copy...
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"Maggie moves to Brighton after splitting up with her long-term boyfriend, and, unable to find a job, starts work as a lapdancer. Failing to make any new friends, she writes letters compulsively, and the highlight of her day is the sound of the morning post being delivered. Maggie gradually becomes obsessed with the married couple, Libby and David, living next door. Libby has given up work after having a baby, and is finding life as a full-time mother very difficult. Just as she persuades David that she should return to work, he is asked to take a sabbatical from his management-consultant job. He's always longed to travel, and convinces Libby that they should spend six months in Cuba, learning Spanish. Maggie, deciding she too wants to travel, follows them to Havana, where the horrors of her past - in particular her young sister's violent death - begin to haunt her. And as Maggie starts to break down, she tries to take over Libby's life…"
"Maggie moves to Brighton after splitting up with her long-term boyfriend, and, unable to find a job, starts work as a lapdancer. Failing to make any new friends, she writes letters compulsively, and the highlight of her day is the sound of the morning post being delivered. Maggie gradually becomes obsessed with the married couple, Libby and David, living next door. Libby has given up work after having a baby, and is finding life as a full-time mother very difficult. Just as she persuades David that she should return to work, he is asked to take a sabbatical from his management-consultant job. He's always longed to travel, and convinces Libby that they should spend six months in Cuba, learning Spanish. Maggie, deciding she too wants to travel, follows them to Havana, where the horrors of her past - in particular her young sister's violent death - begin to haunt her. And as Maggie starts to break down, she tries to take over Libby's life…"
Apart from the epilogues that could have been omitted this was a really good read. Sinister chick lit :)
I grabbed the book from today's meet-up in order to give it forward on Tuesday ;) Thank you, Annimanni!
Cuban heels will be seen next in Porvoo as I'll take the book to the hostess of Tatamitauko GC5M5CG :)
Thank you :)
Well this was a waste of my time. The character's were all non-beliavable and all had major issues. The events were non-believable. I was about to give up early on, but decided to wait if Cuba had more to offer. It didn't, it got worse. The ending was... as bad as the book. There was nothing entertaining or thought-provoking in this book.
Journal Entry 7 by Delenna at Pääkirjasto in Porvoo, Uusimaa / Nyland Finland on Tuesday, May 19, 2015
Released 8 yrs ago (5/19/2015 UTC) at Pääkirjasto in Porvoo, Uusimaa / Nyland Finland
WILD RELEASE NOTES:
I will hide this book in the bc-shelf of the main library.
And attend Chania's monthly release challenge.
And attend Chania's monthly release challenge.
Tourist Niksu found the book from the shelf in Porvoo main library. Thanks:)
I have decided to skip reading the book. It will be wild released soonish, I guess.
Journal Entry 10 by Niksu at Hesperian Esplanadi in Helsinki, Uusimaa / Nyland Finland on Monday, June 13, 2016