From Eric Segal comes an unforgettable story of love....the drama of a father and the son he never knew... And a marriage that must stand the greatest test of all. Man, Woman And Child. Bob and Sheila Beckwith had everything: rewarding careers, two wonderful daughters, and a perfect marriage... almost perfect. for what Sheila didn't know was that Bob has once been unfaithful-only once, ten years ago during a business trip to France. What Bob didn't know was that his brief affair produced a son. Now a tragic accident-and one fateful phone call-will change Bob and Sheila's life forever...
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"A Jewel... just about perfect... the instant emotion love story had."--The Cleveland Plain Dealer.
"Memorable."--The Pittsburgh Press --This text refers to the Paperback edition.
"Memorable."--The Pittsburgh Press --This text refers to the Paperback edition.
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"From Eric Segal comes an unforgettable story of love....the drama of a father and the son he never knew... And a marriage that must stand the greatest test of all. Man, Woman And Child. Bob and Sheila Beckwith had everything: rewarding careers, two wonderful daughters, and a perfect marriage... almost perfect. for what Sheila didn't know was that Bob has once been unfaithful-only once, ten years ago during a business trip to France. What Bob didn't know was that his brief affair produced a son. Now a tragic accident-and one fateful phone call-will change Bob and Sheila's life forever...
"A Jewel... just about perfect... the instant emotion love story had."--The Cleveland Plain Dealer.
"Memorable."--The Pittsburgh Press --This text refers to the Paperback edition.
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
It's a page-turner, but...,
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This review is from: Man, Woman, and Child (Paperback)
Though this story was interesting and kept me turning pages, I found Bob, the protagonist, difficult to sympathize with. He deeply loves his wife, yet he gives no good reason for having been unfaithful to her. Segal seems to want the reader to believe that Bob is a good man who has only been unfaithful this one time (an interlude that lasted for a few days rather than a more excusable single crazy incident), but how is the reader supposed to reconcile his supposedly honest nature and passionate love for his wife with his actions? Perhaps this novel is supposed to draw sympathy and understanding for human weakness, but what it actually ends up doing is chipping away at the reader's faith in true love by saying that even the most in-love of couples would cheat if it were unlikely they would ever be caught.
5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
A story which brings tear to your eyes,
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This review is from: Man, Woman, and Child (Paperback)
A story of a man in a dilemma of keeping his family happy and on the other hand, his love for his son who was born out of an affair a long time ago. Every emotion is depicted very nicely and the ending is as true as it can be.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
It's a page-turner, but...,
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This review is from: Man, Woman, and Child (Paperback)
Though this story was interesting and kept me turning pages, I found Bob, the protagonist, difficult to sympathize with. He deeply loves his wife, yet he gives no good reason for having been unfaithful to her. Segal seems to want the reader to believe that Bob is a good man who has only been unfaithful this one time (an interlude that lasted for a few days rather than a more excusable single crazy incident), but how is the reader supposed to reconcile his supposedly honest nature and passionate love for his wife with his actions? Perhaps this novel is supposed to draw sympathy and understanding for human weakness, but what it actually ends up doing is chipping away at the reader's faith in true love by saying that even the most in-love of couples would cheat if it were unlikely they would ever be caught.
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