"Alternate Side" is Quindlen's newest novel, with the requisite family struggles and confused relationships. I thought Alma's surprise at the end was clever, and the truth underlying it was profound. From the beginning the reader knows someone is going to die or be maimed for life, so I was constantly guessing who it might be, but you don’t find out what tragedy befalls until half-way through the book. Prime members enjoy FREE Delivery and exclusive access to music, movies, TV shows, original audio series, and Kindle books. I’ve really enjoyed this author in the past and so looked forward to reading this book. The observations were often accurate, just dismal. I understand the negative reviews, but this is a well-done character study of upper class tension - I liked itThis is the kind of book that would def. Don’t miss it. Alternate Side by Anna Quindlen has an overall rating of Positive based on 9 book reviews. I usually enjoy Quindlen's writing, but this book was tedious. Anna Quindlan excels at capturing realistic emotional situations and creating characters that seem like people you might know.
Nora is a director of a museum, Charlie has reached the top of his game at work. Your recently viewed items and featured recommendations $28.. I will be reading anotherThe first 175 pages were boring. I "read" this as part of my book club last month and really enjoyed it. Quindlen utilizes this skill as she quietly draws the reader into the Latham family. It was my first book by Anna Quindlen but definitely not my last. The message of the book seems to be that inevitable change can occur incrementally or suddenly, and the life we thought we had or once-wanted, may not be the life that we end up with. ALTERNATE SIDE By Anna Quindlen 284 pp. I would give the book five stars if I thought it was a book for everyone, but I think some people may not want to read such a sad story. Then surprised me again. All families who bought their brownstones when the going was good, and they are now worth so much more. If I lived in NYC it would be insulting to read this description of NYC residents. Your recently viewed items and featured recommendations Your recently viewed items and featured recommendations Anna Quindlen is one of my favorite authors so I was prepared to really like this book and for the most part I did. She did other things but her family was her entire Center. After viewing product detail pages, look here to find an easy way to navigate back to pages you are interested in.After viewing product detail pages, look here to find an easy way to navigate back to pages you are interested in. BTW, the daughter was a witch; what was the point of that? I had trouble putting it down, wondering what would happen next - the sign of a really good book!
The only other Anna quindlen books I've read is black and blue.
I'm a huge fan of Anna Quindlen.