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The Dead Wife's Handbook (2014)

by Hannah Beckerman(Favorite Author)

3.96 of 5 Votes: 3

ISBN

0718178149 (ISBN13: 9780718178147)

languge

English

genre

Fiction

publisher

Penguin

review 1: A sweet enough story, and I liked the message. But I couldn't get over the clumsy narrative. The dialogues seem forced and unnatural, and Ellie's behaviour and memory recollection do not seem credible for a child her age. Not wanting to include spoilers, but let's just say that the facts that later transpire about some of the characters seem a bit too convenient for the plot development. Lovely concept for a book but it doesn't quite live up to its promise.
review 2: Although it took me a little while to get into this book, by about a quarter of the way through I couldn't put it down and actually read the final half in one sitting. A very clever concept reminiscent of The Lovely Bones, this is a touching, emotional story of a woman's relationship with the loved... more ones she has left behind after her sudden death. She learns that she has to grieve and learn to cope, just as much as they do. Definitely one for recommending! less

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