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The Woman Upstairs
The Woman Upstairs
Author: Claire Messud
A brilliant novel by Canada's own award-winning Claire Messud, author of the New York Times bestselling The Emperor's Children. The Woman Upstairs is the riveting confession of a woman awakened, transformed and betrayed by passion and the desire for a world beyond her own. —      Nora Eldridge, a 37-year-old elementary school teacher in Cambridge...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780307401175
ISBN-10: 0307401170
Publication Date: 2/4/2014
Pages: 320
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Publisher: Vintage Canada
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover, Audio CD
Members Wishing: 4
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esjro avatar reviewed The Woman Upstairs on + 990 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 1
This was a weird book. It was suspenseful, but in a slow kind of way. I wanted to know what would happen next, but there were enough tangents and ramblings from the narrator that it took me several sitting to finish the book. The ending, although abrupt, is a real shocker.
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Helpful Score: 1
I liked this book but didnt love it. The main character is interesting and sad and funny and depressing and loving. She is a lot of things and maybe desperate most of all to find a sense of meaning in her life. The ending surprised me but I'm not sure if it will surprise everyone - sometimes I think I'm not paying enough attention! I would recommend this book I just wouldn't advise that it will be one of those "blow you away" type stories though still a good read.
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