As Simple As That [Paperback]

K. a. Thompson (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 3, 2003

They were supposed to ride off into the sunset and live out the cliche of happily ever after. They were supposed to have two-point-five kids, buy a minivan, carve out a slice of suburbia, and stay healthy and young and beautiful forever. They weren't supposed to make mistakes, have tempers or fights or bad days. They weren't supposed to split up. But with 18 years of marriage, 4 kids, a cat, and The Issue between them, Chip and Terry Davis aren't quite sure what to do when the distance between them seems to far to cross--or what to do when a simple case of the flu crosses it for them.

As Simple as That is the second book in K.A. Thompson's Charybdis series.

Product Details

• Paperback: 336 pages
• Publisher: Inkblot Books (September 3, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1932461027
• ISBN-13: 978-1932461022
• Product Dimensions: 8 x 5 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 13 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,629,225 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

K.A. Thompson is a long time freelance writer and the former editor of "Martial Artists Wired." Now in Northern California, she has lived all over the U.S. courtesy of Uncle Sam and the USAF, as well as a few years in Germany as a child. Writing since her teen years, she is the author of several novels, as well as being the human "help" for feline author Max Thompson, author of the popular Psychokitty Speaks Out books.

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Chip & Terry Part 2, June 24, 2009

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Following on from Charybdis, "As Simple As That" is set some 15+ years later. Chip & Terry have teenage kids and have had, it seems, a great marriage. But somewhere along the line, something very simple went wrong and the two of them don't know how the cross the bridge to even talk to one another.

Both Chip & Terry are strong characters, and it shows. Neither seem willing to back down, although they both want to. Who will be first? What can their teenage kids do, and how will they cope after their parents seemingly perfect marriage crumbled around them with no explanation?

The characters are as likable as ever, and I imagine anyone who enjoyed Charybdis will be rooting for them in "As Simple As That".

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Good, but not quite as good as the first one..., April 29, 2009

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This second book in the Davis Family Trilogy just didn't have the impact the first one did.

However, it was still a good read.

4.0 out of 5 stars I'd give it 4.5 if we could do half stars, April 25, 2011

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I read the first book in the series, "Charybdis," and enjoyed it so much that I couldn't wait to read the rest of the series. "As Simple As That" is book #2 and picks up years after the end of "Charybdis." Chip and Terry have a houseful of kids and are still crazy about each other, but some stubbornness and stupidity puts a huge roadblock in their way, and they have to get past that.

My only issue with the book is that the writer did a little telling of things instead of showing, but it was really only on one plot point and not something I would have wanted to see drawn out. I get why she went the way she did with it.

I really enjoyed it and I think I've kinda fallen for the main characters, and am reading "Finding Father Rabbit" next.