Review: Lovely little short story about a marriage needing a lift
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 11 20, 2013
This is a lovely little short story about a woman prepared to do what it takes to reinvigorate a marriage gone stale from neglect. Wendy S Marcus has a real gift for characters that are flawed but lovable, that are so real you are sure you met them at the grocery store or at work.Annabella and Jack's marriage under the pressures of day to day life, has lost it's sparkle and their sex life is non-existent. And it seems like some of their friends are struggling with issues too. The idea of a group seduction, getting together on Poker night to show their men what they've been missing seems great under the influence of a few glasses of wine. In the cold light of a sober day it seems a bit like a recipe for humiliation.I loved Annabella and Jack and the secondary characters while sketchy all had clear personalities.For a short story it packed a nice bit of zing and some lovely emotion.