By Anita Shreve
... Was probably to be loved by her. An american novel set at the beginning of 1900s about a man called Nicholas Van Tussel and his never ending search for love in the eyes of one woman. The story moves easily and is a bit daunting... however for that few days that this book lies on your night stand you will be exported to a different world. New England at the turn of a century, about one independent woman and the love of one man.
He is struck by her as he watches her escape a hotel on fire, and since that day he pursues her and eventually enters into a matrimonial relationship. This story encaptures the concept where a woman is secured physically but mentally securing her is a different quest all together.
The story takes a shocking turn when ones obviously predicted fact that she is a woman that has lost in love. Its intresting to see what conclusion that this temporally and spatially messed up love triangle brings. And its a bit what you know should logically be but wish wasnt.
For the setting, and characters that seem so real. For the awesome insight into a man's thoughts when he discovers that he's not the first man in his woman's life. For the intresting relay of domestic dynamics, This book is all thumbs up.
On the other hand for the ending I did not like, for a boring protagonist, for a story of too much reality maybe, this book is a little bit of a nono.
Overal its 3.5Stars for All he ever wanted. [***--]
... Was probably to be loved by her. An american novel set at the beginning of 1900s about a man called Nicholas Van Tussel and his never ending search for love in the eyes of one woman. The story moves easily and is a bit daunting... however for that few days that this book lies on your night stand you will be exported to a different world. New England at the turn of a century, about one independent woman and the love of one man.
He is struck by her as he watches her escape a hotel on fire, and since that day he pursues her and eventually enters into a matrimonial relationship. This story encaptures the concept where a woman is secured physically but mentally securing her is a different quest all together.The story takes a shocking turn when ones obviously predicted fact that she is a woman that has lost in love. Its intresting to see what conclusion that this temporally and spatially messed up love triangle brings. And its a bit what you know should logically be but wish wasnt.
For the setting, and characters that seem so real. For the awesome insight into a man's thoughts when he discovers that he's not the first man in his woman's life. For the intresting relay of domestic dynamics, This book is all thumbs up.
On the other hand for the ending I did not like, for a boring protagonist, for a story of too much reality maybe, this book is a little bit of a nono.
Overal its 3.5Stars for All he ever wanted. [***--]
