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Title: My mouth dropped open
Review: This would have been a 5 in my mind except for the dreadfully difficult time I had with the first 20-25 pages. I read and re-read trying to get into the story. Why the airport detail? Why the hotel detail, etc.? But, if you can get past that, what an intriguing and interesting book. I was sucked into each period of the lover's lives and was delighted that they had found each other again in later years. I was desperate to get to the end to see where they would take their relationship this time. My mouth dropped open. I was one of the people who had to go back through the book several times to look for clues about the ending. I sat for two days with my mouth open wondering at that ending. I think anyone who enjoyed any of Anita Shreve's books would be thrilled with this one. I love the way she hooked two novels together with the same characters--"The Weight of Water" is good too, but this one was really pulled it together.
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