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Book Review of The Photograph

The Photograph
The Photograph
Author: Penelope Lively
Genre: Literature & Fiction
Book Type: Paperback
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This book is beautifully written, but I found myself skimming some parts as it seemed to drag out. A man finds a photograph of his late wife holding hands with her sister's husband, as well as a somewhat incriminating note from one to the other, confirming they were intimately involved (although, you never learn exactly what was in the note). The story is interesting, as you watch the husband research his wife's past - where there others? - as well as scrutinize his own memories of her and their marriage. As other characters - the sister, her husband, the friend who took the photograph - all learn of its existence, they all look back on their lives in a different way.

Not a bad book, but I just wasn't wowed by it.