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From Publishers Weekly
Honor squares off against fair play in Hall's (A Better Place; Close to Home) thoughtful third novel. Nora Braxton's life has been slipping out of control. Her husband has left her for a young Red Lobster waitress, her children are in crisis and her crazy/mean mother can't stop saying, "I told you so." When vivacious former college roommate Simone Gray, a successful model and television restaurant critic, invites Nora to New Orleans for a "midlife reunion," she jumps at the escape. Once there, she discovers that Simone has also invited their other former roommate, Poppy, an outspoken artist and recently born-again Christian whose religious conversion has resulted in a separation from her Jewish husband. When Simone finally arrives, Nora and Poppy discover the real reason for the summons: Simone wants her two old friends to witness the trial of her rapist. Subplots involve Poppy's abusive father and Nora's strained history with her mother. Facile character sketches belie complex themes in which the relationship between freedom and violence in American life is explored. Hall's keenly sensitive insight into Simone's psychological plight is hard-won: cover copy informs the reader that Helen was herself a victim of rape in New Orleans. A strong and admirable messageAabout taking responsibility for one's actions, forgiving oneself and moving onAdistinguishes Hall's latest. (Aug.) FYI: Hall, an award-winning television writer, is the executive producer of Judging Amy.
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From Booklist
When Nora's college pal Simone, now a food critic, invites her to spend a week in New Orleans, Nora is grateful for a chance to escape the problems that are plaguing her at home--a husband who has left her, a sense of having failed her children, and an overbearing mother. Her problems seem to fade, however, when she learns that Simone needs her support because she was violently raped a year before. Now the rapist is being brought to trial. Nora and Simone are joined by a third friend, Poppy, who has recently turned to religion and away from her concerned husband. As events unfold during their week together, Nora is confronted with some ponderous and challenging questions about her life, "truth," and the nature of belief. Author and TV writer Hall draws on her own experiences as a woman who was raped in New Orleans to render a vivid and thought-provoking story that skillfully embodies the uncertainties inherent not only in the judicial system but in any human interaction. Grace Fill
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Honor squares off against fair play in Hall's (A Better Place; Close to Home) thoughtful third novel. Nora Braxton's life has been slipping out of control. Her husband has left her for a young Red Lobster waitress, her children are in crisis and her crazy/mean mother can't stop saying, "I told you so." When vivacious former college roommate Simone Gray, a successful model and television restaurant critic, invites Nora to New Orleans for a "midlife reunion," she jumps at the escape. Once there, she discovers that Simone has also invited their other former roommate, Poppy, an outspoken artist and recently born-again Christian whose religious conversion has resulted in a separation from her Jewish husband. When Simone finally arrives, Nora and Poppy discover the real reason for the summons: Simone wants her two old friends to witness the trial of her rapist. Subplots involve Poppy's abusive father and Nora's strained history with her mother. Facile character sketches belie complex themes in which the relationship between freedom and violence in American life is explored. Hall's keenly sensitive insight into Simone's psychological plight is hard-won: cover copy informs the reader that Helen was herself a victim of rape in New Orleans. A strong and admirable messageAabout taking responsibility for one's actions, forgiving oneself and moving onAdistinguishes Hall's latest. (Aug.) FYI: Hall, an award-winning television writer, is the executive producer of Judging Amy.
Copyright 2000 Reed Business Information, Inc.
From Booklist
When Nora's college pal Simone, now a food critic, invites her to spend a week in New Orleans, Nora is grateful for a chance to escape the problems that are plaguing her at home--a husband who has left her, a sense of having failed her children, and an overbearing mother. Her problems seem to fade, however, when she learns that Simone needs her support because she was violently raped a year before. Now the rapist is being brought to trial. Nora and Simone are joined by a third friend, Poppy, who has recently turned to religion and away from her concerned husband. As events unfold during their week together, Nora is confronted with some ponderous and challenging questions about her life, "truth," and the nature of belief. Author and TV writer Hall draws on her own experiences as a woman who was raped in New Orleans to render a vivid and thought-provoking story that skillfully embodies the uncertainties inherent not only in the judicial system but in any human interaction. Grace Fill
Copyright © American Library Association. All rights reserved
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