To Have and To Hold: A Novel
by Jane Green
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Author: Jane GreenEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2005-03-01
ISBN: 0767912276
Number of pages: 352
Publisher: Broadway
Book Reviews of To Have and To Hold: A Novel
Book Review: Quick, Light and Fluffy ...
Summary: 3 Stars
It's been awhile since I've read Jane Green's books and I definitely needed a lighter and fluffier read to get through the busy days of early autumn. This book fit the bill. It's not one of Green's better books, but it fit the bill.
This one is an inlook in a marriage where the husband cheats and the wife willingly turns a blind eye. In love with the dashing Joe Chambers, Alice remade herself into the woman he claims he needs, tall, blonde, wearing Jimmy Choos and always waiting for him. By the time they moved to the States, Alice had begun to tire of the so-called exciting life of being a promient businessman's wife. She was tired of spending hours beautifying herself so he could go to parties and show her off. When they discovered a little house in a town outside of NYC, that was when their lives started to drift apart even more. Finally.
Unlike the other reviewers who found Alice annoying, I didn't find her annoying. I was once in her shoes wanting nothing more than a little house out in the country surrounded by animals and kids and the love of her life. I was never the trophy wife but was married at one time to a man who just couldn't stop chasing women. I may not have stayed in that marriage for long but do understand why Alice would turn a blind eye to all the signs that Joe was cheating on her because it's easier that way and two, she didn't want to rock the boat. In this book, I found Joe to be smarmy and just a little too unappreciative of his good luck. Josie deserves him ... Alice deserves the house and the happy ending she has been looking for.
It is a cute book and very fluffy. As one of those women who live in a small town, I can relate to Alice's feelings of coming home once she found the charming house in Highfield. This is not Green's typical book of singlehood and dancing all night through in the quest for the perfect man. It is a refreshing change from all of the other chick lits she has written and it kept my interest till the very end.
This is also a perfect book to read in the hospital waiting room or on a long plane ride ... it is not too deep and yet, it is a fun story told of a marriage that has gone awry and a woman realizing that she doesn't have to have the man to make her feel complete.
9/22/08
Summary of To Have and To Hold: A Novel
What happens when your Prince Charming turns out not to be so charming after all? In To Have and To Hold, bestselling author Jane Green offers a sizzling, highly entertaining look at romantic relationships after we say ?I do.?Alice knows she should be happy. A charming twenty-eight-year-old with a successful catering business, she?s always dreamed of a rose-covered cottage in the English countryside, filled with children and animals and home-cooked meals. Her favorite attire is comfy jeans, her best manicure features garden dirt under the nails. But when her teenage crush?the wealthy, dashing man-about-town Joe Chambers?wants to make her his bride, Alice is more than willing to play Cinderella to Joe?s prince. Never mind that he wants her to change?a diet, ice-blond highlights, stilettos, snooty gallery openings?and that he?s allergic to nature and kids. She tells herself she?s happy to sacrifice for love, and besides, with Joe?s stunning good looks and high-profile career at a top financial firm, every woman in London wants to be in her shoes.
But that?s just the problem. Despite Alice?s efforts to be the perfect wife, Joe soon reveals a penchant for being hopelessly unfaithful. When a notorious indiscretion with a female colleague forces Joe to transfer to New York, Alice?s life turns upside down. As Joe continues to sneak around, and her best friend?s beau offers a tempting glimpse of what real love could be like, Alice must decide how much Cinderella she can take before her deepest desires win out?and if she can summon up the courage to find real happiness on her own.
Delicious, witty, and packed with sparkling sex appeal, To Have and To Hold is an unputdownable read that will have you rooting out loud for its endearing heroine. A #1 bestseller in Britain, this latest tale from the beloved, utterly winning Jane Green proves that the search for true love doesn?t always end when someone dons a veil, and offers a lively, refreshing take on modern marriage.
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