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Review Shelter in place – David Leavitt
16 April 2023

Review Shelter in place – David Leavitt

Nobody expected him to actually win, but he did. Devastated Eva decides she doesn’t even want to hear his name. Let alone, speak to her neighbor ever again. That sob did actually vote for the guy! She will ignore him from now on. Her husband Bruce finds everything Eva does to his liking. He won’t go against her wishes. But he can’t help himself not to be too angry about his new president. He forgets he’s not supposed to say the name Tru…oops..at times. Shelter in Place is funny and sad at the same time.

Eva Lindquist

She and her best friend Min take a trip to good old Italy. Eva needs to leave her home and country. She doesn’t feel safe anymore, now that this Tr… has taken over. When in Italy she finds a darling apartment for sale. This is the answer to her prayers. She will buy the apartment and move to Italy. Far away from the country she once felt safe in and far away from the destruction of democracy.

Bruce Lindquist

In the meantime Bruce is left with their artsy friends. He doesn’t quite know how to handle them and himself with Eva gone. When he finds out that his secretary and right hand has cancer and is in debt he finally finds a project he wants to work. First he will take care of her immediate needs. He drives her back and forth to the hospital for her chemo treatments. Then he will take care of her financial needs.

Hilarious

The book is hilarious and at the same time a little sad as well. Eva’s shock and lack of feeling safe in her own country anymore is as real as anything. She will buy the apartment no matter the cost. And the cost adds up. First it’s the garden that’s not included in the initial sale, then it’s the hallway to get to the apartment that needs extra money in even enter the building where the apartment is located. But nothing, absolutely nothing terrifies Eva as much as living in a country with Tr..ooops, at the helm.

Meantime

Bruce, however, thinks it won’t make such a big difference who’s in charge. He likes his neighbors and walks the dogs in his company. As long as Eva won’t find out, he’ll be safe. His secretary takes up lots of his time. He doesn’t want to think about any small issues as buying a million dollar apartment. Still, he loves his wife. With all of her wild ideas and crazy notions.

David Leavitt

David Leavitt is an American author. He was born in 1961 in Pittsburgh and studied English at Yale University. David has written many books, but feels most comfortable writing short stories.

 

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Review The Party Crasher – Sophie Kinsella
11 December 2022

Review The Party Crasher – Sophie Kinsella

One day you think everything is just as it should be and the next day everything is different. This happens to Effie in the book ‘the Party Crasher’.  Effie spends Christmas with her family in their home Greenoaks. As always her dad and his second wife Mimi seem happy, her sister Bean and brother Gus are their usual joking selves and Effie can’t think of a better way to spend this special time of year.

Ex-boyfriend

When she runs into her ex-boyfriend Joe, her safe haven is about to crumble. Is this the omen for everything to go wrong? We skip more than a year in time. Dad and Mimi are divorced and her dad found himself a much younger, sexy, girlfriend who is only interested in one thing: money. Then Effie finds out they want to sell their family home. Can she change her dad’s mind?

Greenoaks

Apparently not and when dad and his young girlfriend throw a farewell party for the house, Effie is not invited. She falls out with her dad and always hated his girlfriend. And why does she keep running into Joe? She will not show up for the party. She will not! But when she finds out her beloved childhood souvenir Russian dolls must still be in the house, she decides to break into her family home to get them back.

Timing

What better time than to sneak in during the party? Everybody will be occupied and won’t notice. But things never work out as planned. Effie finds herself under the dining table as the party is in full swing. Will her family find out where she is and, oh horror, does she really want to hear them talk about her and about family secrets?

Happy end

Of course this book has a happy end. It’s a fun book to read, with Sophie’s well-known humor. A relaxing read before going to sleep. Sophie Kinsella is a British author and bestseller. Her ‘shopaholic series’ has sold millions all over the world. She lives in London with her husband and their five children.

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