Alexandra Marshall is the author of Tender Offer, The Brass Bed, and Still Waters. She lives in Boston with her husband, the writer James Carroll, and their two children.
"Full of wise observation, mordant wit, and a fine comic sense...a pleasure to read." The San Francisco Chronicle --
"Full of wise observation, mordant wit, and a fine comic sense...a pleasure to read." The San Francisco Chronicle --
In her latest novel, Marshall (The Brass Bed, LJ 1/86) confects a bittersweet comedy of haute-bourgeois marriage. For 15 years, Gale has avoided her ex-husband, Gary, whose adultery provoked divorce, bitterness, and unresolved passions. When the pair is unwillingly reunited at their son's wedding in Boston, neither Gale's happy second marriage nor her expertise as a professional therapist protects her from the shock of her immediate sexual response to Gary. Gary's reaction is equally intense, and the emotional level of the weekend goes into overdrive. Gale and Gary desperately use an opportunity to slip away together, even as their spouses, friends, and relatives notice the possibility of a dangerous liaison. Plot complications worthy of a long-running soap opera ensue, but the author balances all this nicely with her deft characterizations and first-rate writing. A good candidate for vacation reading lists, this is recommended for pop-level collections where readers enjoy light but well-written fiction. [Previewed in Prepub Alert, LJ 2/1/97.]‘Starr E. Smith, Marymount Univ. Lib., Arlington, Va.
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