The story revolves around a couple (both previously married with other people's children) who are having some troubles. Both are flawed individuals (who isn't?) and they don't always do well with each other. But they do belong together (at least I thought so).
The characters are really well-drawn, but not overly so. The reader is taken by surprise by some of their actions.
There are several themes explored: infertility, infidelity, eating disorders, abortion, and more. Some are more fully explored than others. But in the end, I loved the book and thought.....it would make a great movie!
Here is the synopsis from Westchester Library Systems:
Daniel Sullivan, a young American professor reeling from a failed marriage and a brutal custody battle, is on holiday in Ireland when he falls in love with Claudette, a world famous sexual icon and actress who fled fame for a reclusive life in a rural village. Together, they make an idyllic life in the country, raising two more children in blissful seclusion until a secret from Daniel's past threatens to destroy their meticulously constructed and fiercely protected home. What follows is a journey through Daniel's many lives told in his voice and the voices of those who have made him the man he is: the American son and daughter he has not seen for many years; the family he has made with Claudette; and irrepressible, irreverent Claudette herself. Shot through with humor and wisdom, This Must Be the Place is a powerful rumination on the nature of identity, and the complexities of loyalty and devotion a gripping story of an extraordinary family and an extraordinary love.
No comments:
Post a Comment