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Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. No current Talk conversations about this book. Pretty good. All about affairs in 1953. She allows herself to be raped by a college football stud and then feels very bad. He finds out, hits the roof and decides to go for the wife of an underling who is very forward and weird. It is d-r-a-g-g-y seeing some of it play out at such length. More like a documentary at some point and I was ready to move on with the story a few times. Still, good core MacDonald book. ( ) Unmistakably MacDonald with his observation, judgement and moralism. Perhaps an early Peyton Place. (I think this came before.) One can feel the ruthless July heat and potty their lack of contemporary air conditioning. Much drinking, and perhaps some of Sam Rice's worry about becoming another man in a gray flannel sit is a reflection of MacDonald's own hope of being genuine. no reviews | add a review
"Cancel All Our Vows, " one of many classic novels from John D. MacDonald, the beloved author of "Cape Fear "and the Travis McGee series, is now available as an eBook. Fletcher and Jane Wyatt have been married for fifteen years. Together they have built an enviable life, complete with two wonderful children and a warm, beautiful home. Their marriage has been their own private never-ending love affair. Fletcher thinks he knows Jane completely. She has no dark secrets, no mysterious past. Then, one hot summer week, everything changes. Suddenly, brutally, Jane becomes a cold stranger. For lawless love and shattering desire have ways of infiltrating even the most seemingly perfect marriage--and bringing helpless men and women to the brink of disaster. Features a new Introduction by Dean Koontz Praise for John D. MacDonald ""The "great entertainer of our age, and a mesmerizing storyteller."--Stephen King "My favorite novelist of all time."--Dean Koontz "To diggers a thousand years from now, the works of John D. MacDonald would be a treasure on the order of the tomb of Tutankhamen."--Kurt Vonnegut "A master storyteller, a masterful suspense writer . . . John D. MacDonald is a shining example for all of us in the field. Talk about "the""best.""--Mary Higgins Clark No library descriptions found. |
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