Monday, October 13, 2014

The liar’s wife: four novellas, by Mary Gordon



The title story stuck with me, and I enjoyed the rest but found them less memorable.  In The liar’s wife, a woman unexpectedly is visited by her former husband, a charming Irishman who carried her away against her parents’ wishes.  The brief marriage behind her, she marries a solid man, has children, wealth, and a lovely home.  Why then, does she find herself regretting her decision, despite the fact that Johnny Shaughnessy is still a liar fifty years later?  288 pp.

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