Saturday, January 22, 2011

Man & Wife by Tony Parsons


This story is about Harry Silver and how he's learning to juggle his many responsibilities and commitments - namely to his current wife, his ex-wife, his biological son, his stepdaughter and his own mother, his own work as well as his wife's career.

And while he has not got the hang on juggling all the above, someone walks into his life making his complicated life more complicated.
Man and wife ventures into the complex relationship in the new century. It tells about why we fall in love & why we marry, why we marry who we marry, about why some of us stay and some of us go.

Personally, this book takes me for an emotional roller coaster ride .. it delve into emotions of relationships - the parents kind, the step parents kind, the marriage kind, the ex-marriage kind, the extra marital kind, the-our-elderly-parents kind, the ex-partner's partner kind...all in one sitting. At times, I feel it is really hard leading a life like that.

The plot and character development builds up nicely. I have to say the dialogue and descriptions are vivid. However, there are certain things which were over-mentioned. One being Lucy-doll.

I seriously think that the take home message for me from this book is 'Love is a pure and simple thing. It's best left as simple as it is.'

At times it makes me angry to read about how Harry handles his relationships. It gives me the feeling that he's not doing enough.

It's an eye opening read. It enable you to feel what a person in that situation is feeling. Although I consider this a good read, it leaves a bitter after taste.
Recommended only if you like unconventional romance story.

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