The Last September: A Novel
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| Rating | : | 4.76 (747 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B00U6YR0JE |
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| Number of Pages | : | 109 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-03-12 |
| Language | : | English |
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Kindle Customer said Love and Obsession. A man, a charismatic man, a womanizer as some would say. Can such a man ever truly love with all his heart, all his being. And the women who love him, is that love enough to last a life time.Brett loved Charlie and only Charlie from the time she first became a woman. Even after he'd left her, even after . I really enjoyed this book cjmain I really enjoyed this book. It follows the life of 3 people. Ups & downs for each if them. I loved it when they were on Cape Cod. I felt like I was there. with them. It's the first book that I've read that tells us what happened in the beginning. Didn't think I'd like this but it really tied the story to. A story about "smart" people who are so stupid they cannot function. This was a well-written booknot really that much of a plot and a glimpse into the world of mental illness.I found the main character tiring at times, a bit pompous with the constant lit references. We get it. You know a lot about it.The main problem with the story was an adult woman seemed to feel and ex
It is the type of novel writers admire and readers long for.” —Jason Mott, author of The Returned Brett has been in love with her husband, Charlie, from the day she laid eyes on him in college. When he is found murdered, Brett is devastated. But if she is honest with herself, their marriage had been hanging by a thread for quite some time. All clues point to Charlie’s mentally ill brother, Eli, but any number of people might have been driven to kill Charlie--a handsome, charismatic man who unwittingly damaged almost every life he touched. Set in the desolate autumn beauty of Cape Cod, this riveting emotional puzzle explores the psyche of a woman facing down the meaning of love and loyalty. Brett is determined to understand how such a tragedy could have happened--and whether she was somehow complicit. “Brilliant rendering of love story and murder mystery I was hooked by the first paragraph, which somehow contains all the beautiful, luminous grief of the whole story, and I truly did not want to let it go in the end.” —Brad Watson, author of Aliens in the Prime of Their Lives “A moody murder mystery Boasts lovely, understated writing, sharply drawn settings and, once again, characters who are irresistibly attractive, flawed, and dangerous A fine literary whodunit from an accomplished storyteller.” —Kirkus Reviews . “The Last September
One of Ten Great Fall Thrillers from Entertainment Weekly"With an artist's eye and a poet's heart, de Gramont realizes a world of love, mystery, and the shattering sorrow of mental illness, deceit, hope, and lives cut short. As a picture of a marriage struggling under the weight of expectation and mental illness, it is nearly flawless. Impossible to put down." —Library Journal (starred review)"The Last September is a wonderful early fall read. De Gramont should be proud.” —New York Journal of Books