A Week in October : A Novel (Hardcover)

from ponder

Maybe it is because I lost a good friend to cancer this year but I enjoyed this book from the beginning. Clara has cancer. Now is the opportunity for her to write a story, which she has always wanted to do, and also take revenge upon her adulterous husband. Death, or the thought of death, impacts...

from bhowell

I received and read this book on the same day and it was a most pleasant evening. Curiously the cover on the advance readers copy is different than that shown here which will presumably be on the new hardcover. The cover on the advance readers copy is lovely and a much better reflection of the st...

from pioneercynthia

A wonderful, suspenseful drama about a week in the life of Clara, a woman diagnosed with cancer who has very little time left to live. Even though this is a work in translation, it's incredibly well done. I hope I can find it in Spanish, because I'd love to recommend it to some of my Spanish-spea...

from chaiya

I was fascinated by this book, a kind of dialogue between a husband and wife which is not entirely truthful in either part. I found the "voice" of each to be a bit too similar, but that could be a problem with the translation rather than technique of the author. The main concept of the book is th...

from theresak1975

A Week in October by Elizabeth Subercaseaux - On the surface this seems like a simple story but it is actually very emotionally complex. Clara, married and in her late 40's, has discovered she has breast cancer. Her husband of many years prompts her to write down her feelings. Later, he discovers...