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Fly Away Home
Fly Away Home: A Novel | Marge Piercy
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A New York Times Notable Book: A woman learns the truth about her husbands deceptions in this superb novel by the bestselling author of Gone to Soldiers (Boston Herald). After a cross-country tour promoting her latest cookbook, Daria Walker is ready to return to her beautiful home in an affluent Boston suburb and her beloved husband, Ross, a prominent attorney whose rough-hewn good looks have never stopped charming her. But when she arrives, he blindsides her by announcing he wants a divorce. Surprised and devastated, Daria suspects he may be having an affair, but the reality is far worse and will tear apart the illusion of her perfectly happy family. When a boy dies tragically and a scandal erupts involving a mercenary slumlord, Daria is outraged along with the rest of the city. But when she learns that Ross may have a connection to the case, she sets out on a journey to discover the trutha quest that will cast a shadow over the comfortable life she once enjoyed. From the New York Timesbestselling author of Woman on the Edge of Time, Fly Away Home is the story of a woman forced to question her values, her relationships, and herselfa tale of love, betrayal, and revenge set against a backdrop of sterile suburbs, confrontational politics [and] the evils of gentrification (The New York Times).
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Amiable
Fly Away Home: A Novel | Marge Piercy
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Panpan

This book was terrible. Read for “1984” in the #192025 challenge, I assumed it might be dated. And it was —in all the worst ways. Most of the men are patronizing, sexist jerks. The female protagonist lets her husband treat her like crap and makes excuses for him for most of the book. Stilted, awkward dialogue—it‘s like the author never heard people talk before. I hate-read most of it. This is like Hall of Fame horrible. Good riddance. 😖

LeahBergen Yikes! 4mo
Suet624 That‘s a bummer. In the past I really liked Piercy‘s writing. 4mo
ChaoticMissAdventures I have found this a lot in books written in the 80s and 90s. I don't remember noticing it at the time but when I pick up books from then rarely did they age well. Oftentimes books written 100 years earlier feel more progressive than books written in the late 1980s. 4mo
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Amiable @ChaoticMissAdventures You are so right! 4mo
Amiable @Suet624 I‘d be curious to hear your thoughts if you read this now. 4mo
Amiable @LeahBergen I found myself thinking “I‘d rather read ‘Clarissa.‘” YES. It‘s THAT bad. (edited) 4mo
LeahBergen Noooo! 😂 4mo
Suet624 I think I‘ll pass on this one. 😀 4mo
Tamra Oh my - you took a hit for us! 4mo
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8leagueboot
Fly Away Home: A Novel | Marge Piercy
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This little free library at our local country store is pretty indicative of my hometown as a whole... so very twee! #nhforever

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Lcsmcat
Fly Away Home: A Novel | Marge Piercy
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Mehso-so

I wasn't particularly impressed with this one. The legal aspects were compressed into a ridiculously short period of time, and the main character jumped straight from a failed marriage into another romantic relationship. But it's not a demanding read so it was good for while I recuperated from back surgery.

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Lcsmcat
Fly Away Home: A Novel | Marge Piercy
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Starting this today. I needed a break from The Satanic Verses, while I wait to be cleared to go back to work.

SistaPip How is it? 7y
Lcsmcat It's kind of depressing to be honest. Although I'm not quite at the half way point and the MC seems to be finally using her brain. 😀 7y
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