A Special Relationship

by Douglas Kennedy

Paperback, 2004

Status

Available

Call number

823.914

Publication

Arrow (2004), Edition: New Ed, 512 pages

Description

Sally Goodchild is everything you'd expect of a thirty-seven year old American journalist - independent, strong-willed and ambitious. That is until she meets Tony Hobbs, an English foreign correspondent, on assignment in Cairo. After a passionate but uneasy romance, Sally's life is turned upside down when she unexpectedly finds herself married, pregnant and living in London. Married life in a foreign place is a far bigger adjustment than Sally and Tony could ever have imagined - and as their lives shift from freedom and adventure to responsibility and hard work, everyday problems soon spiral into nightmares. After the birth of their son, Sally finds herself trapped in a downward spiral of post-natal depression over which she has little control, whilst Tony's life returns to relative normality. Filled with resentment and unable to cope with the cards life has dealt her, Sally is shocked when the man she trusted above all others turns against her. As her world begins to fall down around her, Sally quickly realises she must fight before she loses everything. In this authentic and compelling novel, Kennedy explores the misunderstandings that can occur when two people speak the same language but miss all the vital signs.… (more)

User reviews

LibraryThing member verenka
This book is one of those typical relationship stories. They meet, they fall in love, surprisingly all goes well. She gets pregnant, they make a commitment and settle down. Then there are difficulties, financial and healthwise, and suddenly things fall apart.
Apart from the fact that I don't think
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it's a particularly original story in the first place, I also thought the author dwelled on the decline into post natal depression far too long. I was about to give up on the book because it took 200 pages before someone diagnosed her with it (although it felt more like 350). I'll give the book a 6 out of 10, because it does pick up in the end and becomes an interesting courtroom drama and gets another couple of intersting characters.
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LibraryThing member fmclellan
Dark and interesting, and very well done. A good summer page-turner.

Language

Original language

English

Physical description

512 p.; 5.08 inches

ISBN

0099415380 / 9780099415381

Barcode

2579
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