The Woman on the Stairs (Hardcover)

from Fliss88

The author's condensed writing style left me wanting more, more description, more padding. It was certainly an easy, quick read, but I felt I was being propelled towards the end, with no time to linger. Unfortunately the story was a bit of a let down. What had I been expecting? I'm not sure, but ...

from fhudnell

This was certainly a disappointment. Utterly pointless. Maybe it was the translation?

from phyllis.shepherd

Pretty dull going, with none of the characters really fleshed out.

from raizel

A "coming of age" story, but about an elderly man who reconnects with a woman who disappointed him many years ago. As in real life, not everything is neatly explained by the end of the story. But the narrator has enough new information and insight to make changes in his life and relationships in ...

from seeword

The story starts in Germany with a painting, three obsessed men, and a woman (the model for the painting). The model's husband owns the painting, the artist steals the wife, and the third man is a lawyer representing the artist. The painting is stolen and the all--the painting, the woman, the thr...