Homework by Margot Livesey

December 12th, 2009 · 1 Comment

Synopsis:
Celia’s relationship would be perfect, if it weren’t for her boyfriend’s troublesome young daughter, and when she moves in with them, Celia finds herself caught in the middle.

Review:
Sort of a chick lit version of The Bad Seed, Homework combines splendid prose with a lackluster plot. I could see where it was headed a million miles out, and it didn’t surprise me at all. I was hoping for more, with such strong characterizations and enjoyable writing.

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  • 1 Jenny // Dec 13, 2009 at 11:20 am

    I read another of Livesay’s books and had largely the same problem with it – it kept telegraphing its punches!

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