The Essence Of The Thing

by Madeleine St. John | Other |
ISBN: 1857024184 Global Overview for this book
Registered by Loubylou187 of York, North Yorkshire United Kingdom on 5/24/2015
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Journal Entry 1 by Loubylou187 from York, North Yorkshire United Kingdom on Sunday, May 24, 2015
Nicola’s problems began when she is finally told by her partner, Jonathan, ‘that we should part…’. She nips out to the off-licence to buy cigarettes and returns to find a stranger in her living room. The stranger looks like Jonathan, talks like Jonathan, yet Nicola did not recognise him as the man he was before. Jonathan had always been predictable, but now Nicola wondered where was the man she loved? How did he become such a mystery all of a sudden? Since when did a solicitor have hidden depths? Friends gather round, always ready to offer encouragement or insult her ex-husband, yet Nicola must face up to the adjustments of Life After Jonathan. It is not the experience of liberation, empowerment and excitement it is meant to be. Madeleine St John’s third novel is haunting and hilarious. St John is at her bittersweet best writing of the things women will do to hold on to love and the things men will do to escape it 

Released 8 yrs ago (5/25/2015 UTC) at Brigantes Bar & Brasserie OBCZ / Meetup Venue in York, North Yorkshire United Kingdom

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Released at May 2015 meet up.

Journal Entry 3 by AngieH1 at York, North Yorkshire United Kingdom on Monday, August 10, 2015
Not sure if this is particularly worthy of its Booker shortlisting but quite enjoyable.

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