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Review by Chrissi (011102) Rating (8/10) Review
by Chrissi And so she embarks on a campaign to keep her husband, and inadvertently becomes friendly with the other woman when she goes to confront her only to find her walking away from her home having just been beaten up by her live-in partner. The campaign that Julie embarks upon is part punishment for her cheating husband and part a way to make herself feel better. She wants a baby and this has probably been the issue that has driven her and her husband apart. She feels that if she confronts him then he will feel that he has to leave, so although she is very angry with him, she does not want him to go away with his bit on the side. This would appear to be a sound plan until she finds that her adversary is an amateur artist and her pretentious art lover husband is planning to take her to Paris to try to sell her paintings. The
writing of this book is simply stunning, evoking the moment in
As Good As It Gets, where Jack Nicholson is asked how come
he writes the parts of women so well, and he replies something
along the lines of thinking of a man and removing reason and accountability.
Brian Gallagher has done a stirling job, Julie in turns makes
you cringe, sympathise and laugh out loud, the plot takes turns
that seem logical but quickly become absurd, and the revenge that
Julie takes on the painting that the other woman is planning to
take to Paris is absolutely brilliant. |
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