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Editorial Reviews
From Publishers Weekly
Four Oakland women who meet every week at a local swim club find the limits of their friendship tested in Incl n's engaging, down-to-earth second novel. Grace White is the beautiful, stoic redhead who survived her initial bout with skin cancer, but the disease has returned after a lengthy remission, forcing her to break the news to her three best friends. The other members of the 30-something quartet do their best to help out and support Grace, but they have their own personal problems: Felice Gaitreaux's marriage to her college sweetheart, James, is in serious trouble, while Helen Jordan is having an affair with a younger man and Stella Steinberg is about to have her life turned upside down by a surprise pregnancy. Incl n's writing about the dizzyingly twirls of the marital merry-go-round occasionally veers toward soap opera, but the novel turns compelling during a series of revelations that lead Grace's friends to suspect her of going to incredible lengths to conceal an eating disorder. Incl n (Her Daughter's Eyes) has a sharp, compassionate feel for how women look at relationships, sex and marital issues; her female characters are strong and well drawn, although their male counterparts often seem a bit incomplete. The twists and turns of Grace's story will keep readers guessing until the final chapters, and Incl n's laudable decision to steer around the usual happy ending is both honest and realistic without being overly grim.
Copyright 2002 Cahners Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
From Booklist
On the surface, Felice, Helen, Stella, and Grace appear to have everything they could want out of life. Basking in the sun and watching their children romp in the pool at the Oakland Swim and Tennis Club have been the central scenario of their seven-year friendship. It's hard to believe that after so many intimate conversations about life's triumphs and troubles, there could be anything they don't know about each other, but there are things that they conceal from one another and perhaps even themselves. Felice's husband is rarely home and is indifferent to his family; Helen's wandering eye has gotten the best of her, and she's involved with a man half her age; and Stella longs for a second child more than she'd like to admit. Grace has had a cancer relapse, except she's still jogging and working out. Inclan's novel roots itself in the cryptic messages we give friends and family in lieu of exposing the deeper troubles brewing within. Elsa Gaztambide
Copyright © American Library Association. All rights reserved --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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Four Oakland women who meet every week at a local swim club find the limits of their friendship tested in Incl n's engaging, down-to-earth second novel. Grace White is the beautiful, stoic redhead who survived her initial bout with skin cancer, but the disease has returned after a lengthy remission, forcing her to break the news to her three best friends. The other members of the 30-something quartet do their best to help out and support Grace, but they have their own personal problems: Felice Gaitreaux's marriage to her college sweetheart, James, is in serious trouble, while Helen Jordan is having an affair with a younger man and Stella Steinberg is about to have her life turned upside down by a surprise pregnancy. Incl n's writing about the dizzyingly twirls of the marital merry-go-round occasionally veers toward soap opera, but the novel turns compelling during a series of revelations that lead Grace's friends to suspect her of going to incredible lengths to conceal an eating disorder. Incl n (Her Daughter's Eyes) has a sharp, compassionate feel for how women look at relationships, sex and marital issues; her female characters are strong and well drawn, although their male counterparts often seem a bit incomplete. The twists and turns of Grace's story will keep readers guessing until the final chapters, and Incl n's laudable decision to steer around the usual happy ending is both honest and realistic without being overly grim.
Copyright 2002 Cahners Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
From Booklist
On the surface, Felice, Helen, Stella, and Grace appear to have everything they could want out of life. Basking in the sun and watching their children romp in the pool at the Oakland Swim and Tennis Club have been the central scenario of their seven-year friendship. It's hard to believe that after so many intimate conversations about life's triumphs and troubles, there could be anything they don't know about each other, but there are things that they conceal from one another and perhaps even themselves. Felice's husband is rarely home and is indifferent to his family; Helen's wandering eye has gotten the best of her, and she's involved with a man half her age; and Stella longs for a second child more than she'd like to admit. Grace has had a cancer relapse, except she's still jogging and working out. Inclan's novel roots itself in the cryptic messages we give friends and family in lieu of exposing the deeper troubles brewing within. Elsa Gaztambide
Copyright © American Library Association. All rights reserved --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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