Review: Superbly observed family life
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 05 12, 2014
This is a fantastic book and I don't say that lightly. Nick Alexander made me feel as if I were a bystander watching a family holiday dissolve into chaos. I loved the relationship between the two sisters, Hannah and Jill. The love- hate balance between them is superbly captured and although their lives are very different, it's easy to see how each of them is envious of the other in different ways. The portrayal of Jill's gay friend Tristan is amusing and the relationship between him and Clive is so well observed. In fact, at times I didn't believe these were fictional characters at all!The background of Provence and especially the Nice/Antibes area is described in just enough detail to imagine yourself there without being overdone. I also loved the ending. I now have to read 'Other Halves' as I'm getting withdrawal symptoms.