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Easy Silence (A Little, Brown book)

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First off, I admit I'm a fan of Angela Huth's books and I couldn't wait to get my hands on this one. I wasn't dissappointed. This is a sometimes comic, sometimes poignant glimpse at the life of a couple, William and Grace, whose marriage has gotten a bit too routine. And then a lovely young musician enters the picture, a musician who happens to be joining William's music quartet,taking the place of a viola player who has resigned. William is entranced by her. Meanwhile Grace herself is not sitting alone, bereft and rejected. Although she's unaware of her husband's passions for another woman, Grace is also feeling drawn to another man. If you think this story is going to move along in predictable ways, think again - there's another horror around the corner, one this couple can't anticipate. I hope I've perked your interest in this book - I'd love to think another reader has discovered the joys of this author's writing.

I have loved the other Angela Huth's novels, Wives of the Fisherman, and Land Girls, and was disappointed with the gravity of this one. Am a compulsive "finisher," but had to prod myself along and found it wanting in content. She always writes beautifully about relationships but this, for me, just wasn't a very engaging story. Sorry.