The Affairs of Others : A Novel (Paperback)

from whitreidtan

Grief and depression go hand in hand. And sometimes when they overwhelm a person, it is hard to go on being connected to the world. In Amy Grace Loyd's novel, The Affairs of Others, the main character has deliberately and intentionally closed herself off from others but her carefully constructed ...

from Brainannex

The writing is better than the story. There were sentences that were breathtaking which made up for the so-so-ness of the plot.

from delphica

This started off okay, when I was hopeful that it was going to be about awful people having a comeuppance, but it turned out that no, the book was about the awful people. While it is true that poor decisions can be the basis for interesting stories, it's not automatic. All the poor decisions depi...

from knittingmomof3

I was truly looking forward to The Affairs of Others by Amy Grace Loyd and unfortunately my expectations were not met. Others may find the genre more to their liking and I recommend reading other reviews.

from nyiper

Celia is quite something---what starts as the experiences of a young widow becomes an exploration of a woman alone and her emotional extremes that she keeps quite hidden.....until she is exposed.....on purpose? The lives of the people in her rental house are so intertwined over time and we find m...