The Double Bind
I just finished a fantastic book, so I thought what better way to ring in the new year than to talk about it in a blog post! I have been quite absent lately, so I need to get things back in order in '09 with continuing our honeymoon narrative and keeping you posted on our everyday happenings. I did get an iPhone for Christmas which I'm loving, so now that I have the Internet at my fingertips 24/7, maybe I'll get better at posting. We'll see.
The book I just finished was called The Double Bind, by Chris Bohjalian. Talk about a page turner! The story was about a young woman, Laurel, who is attacked while riding her bicycle through Vermont's back roads. Formerly outgoing, Laurel withdraws into her photography, while spending all her free time at a homeless shelter as a social worker after graduating college. There she meets Bobbie Crocker, a man with a history of mental illness and a box of photographs he won't let anybody see. When Bobbie dies, Laurel discovers a deeply hidden secret. In a tale that has a strong connection with The Great Gatsby, it definitely left me speechless with it's sudden surprise ending.
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Ok Ms. Kelley - the fate of my book happiness rests entirely in your hands. I checked this book out at our local library today (library? they still have those?). I'm partway through Catcher In The Rye, so we'll see which books wins my attention!
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